ROH §2-8.3
Street lights must be energy efficient
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗New or replacement street lights put in by the city must be at least as energy efficient as low pressure sodium lights. The chief engineer can allow an exception if they follow official rules.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Street lighting to be energy efficient
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.
All new and replacement municipal street lighting fixtures installed by the department shall equal or exceed the energy efficiency of low pressure sodium lighting fixtures, unless waived by the chief engineer in accordance with rules adopted pursuant to HRS Chapter 91.
Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.
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