ROH §2-24.7
When a document is officially received
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section explains when a document is considered submitted to a recipient. It requires certain offices to stamp the date and time on documents they receive and to tell the council in writing. If a document is not stamped, it is treated as received one day after the date on the transmittal letter.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Determination of submission date
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) For the purposes of this part, a document shall be deemed submitted to the recipient when the document is received by the recipient.
(b) The director shall cause the date and time of receipt by the department of planning and permitting of any of the following documents to be promptly stamped on the first page of the document, and notify the council in writing of the date of receipt:
(1) Any correspondence from the city clerk transmitting a copy of any introduced resolution for a council proposal pursuant to § 2-24.3 (a);
(2) Any correspondence from the council or any councilmember regarding the nature, preparation, or sufficiency of supporting documentation for the council proposal pursuant to § 2-24.3 (b); and
(3) Any correspondence from the city clerk transmitting a copy of any adopted resolution initiating a council proposal pursuant to § 2-24.3 (c).
(c) The planning commission shall cause the date and time of receipt by the commission of any director’s report on a council proposal, and accompanying proposed ordinance or resolution, to be promptly stamped on the first page of the report, and notify the council in writing of the date of receipt.
(d) The city clerk shall promptly stamp the date and time of receipt by the council of any report or recommendation from the director or the planning commission, and accompanying proposed ordinance or resolution, on the first page of the report or recommendation.
(e) If the date and time of receipt of a document is not stamped on a document, the document shall be received by the recipient one day after the date set forth on the transmittal letter.
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