ROH §2-31.2
Using city seals or logos without permission is a crime
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section makes it a crime to make, sell, or show items with a city agency's official seal or logo if you're trying to make people think the city approves of it. Only city-approved items or activities are allowed. Breaking this rule is a misdemeanor.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Unauthorized use of seals and logotypes - Penalty
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.
Whoever knowingly manufactures, fabricates, produces, reproduces, markets, distributes, sells, or purchases for sale any article or material imprinted with the official seal or logotype of a city executive agency or knowingly displays the official seal or logotype of a city executive agency, or any facsimile thereof, in any display, advertisement, poster, or circular for the purpose of conveying or in a manner reasonably calculated to convey a false impression of sponsorship or approval by the city or any executive agency thereof, except for a city-sponsored article, material, or activity approved by the director in accordance with this article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
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