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ROH §21-5.30

Table of permitted uses for each zoning district

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This section is a big table that lists which activities are allowed in each zoning district. It uses symbols like P for permitted and C for conditional uses. The table also points to other rules that add standards for certain uses.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Use table

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.

Table 21-5.1 Table of Permitted Uses KEY: P = Permitted Use C = Major Conditional Use Cm = Minor Conditional Use PRU = Plan Review Use * = Standards Apply + = Special Use Permit 1 Ac = Accessory Use subject to standards 2 1 For Land within the State Land Use Agricultural District, pursuant to HRS Chapter 205, a special use permit approved by the Planning Commission may be required. 2 If there is more than one symbol, all symbols apply. Uses (Note: Certain uses are defined in Article 10) Preservation, Agricultural, Country Residential, Apartment Apartment Mixed-Use, Resort Business, Business Mixed-Use Industrial, Industrial Commercial Mixed-Use P-2 AG-1 AG-2 Country R-20, R-10 R-7.5, R-5, R-3.5 A-1 A-2 A-3 AMX-1 AMX-2 AMX-3 Resort B-1 B-2 BMX-3 BMX-4 I-1 I-2 I-3 IMX-1 Standards Uses (Note: Certain uses are defined in Article 10) Preservation, Agricultural, Country Residential, Apartment Apartment Mixed-Use, Resort Business, Business Mixed-Use Industrial, Industrial Commercial Mixed-Use P-2 AG-1 AG-2 Country R-20, R-10 R-7.5, R-5, R-3.5 A-1 A-2 A-3 AMX-1 AMX-2 AMX-3 Resort B-1 B-2 BMX-3 BMX-4 I-1 I-2 I-3 IMX-1 Standards AGRICULTURAL USES Crop Production Aquaculture P P P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P P Crop raising P* P P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - § 21-5.40-1(b) Forestry P P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Plant nursery - P* P* P - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P - P § 21-5.40-1(c) Urban agriculture - - - - - - - - - Cm * Cm * Cm * - Cm * Cm * Cm * Cm * Cm * Cm * Cm * Cm * § 21-5.40-1(a) Livestock and Poultry Keeping Animal raising Minor P P P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Major - P* P* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - § 21-5.40-2(a) Agricultural Support Agricultural collection and storage Minor - P P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P - - § 21-5.40-3(a) Major - C* C* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C* P - - § 21-5.40-3(a) Agricultural equipment service - P* P* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P - P § 21-5.40-3(b) Agricultural processing Minor - P* P* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P* P* - P* § 21-5.40-3(c) Major - C* C* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P* - - § 21-5.40-3(c) Composting Minor P* P* P* P* § 21-5.40-3(f) Major C* C* P* § 21-5.40-3(f) Feed store - P*+ P*+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P - - § 21-5.40-3(d) Livestock and poultry veterinary service - P+ P+ P - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Sawmill - P* P* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P - - § 21-5.40-3(e) Accessory Agricultural Agricultural energy facility - Cm* Cm* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Ac Ac - - § 21-5.40-4(a) Agricultural farmers market - Cm* Cm* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - § 21-5.40-4(f) Agritourism - Cm* Cm* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - § 21-5.40-4(b) Farm dwelling - AC* AC* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - § 21-5.40-4(c) Farm stand - AC* AC* AC* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - § 21-5.40-4(d) Farm worker housing - Cm* Cm* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - § 21-5.40-4(e) Uses (Note: Certain uses are defined in Article 10) Preservation, Agricultural, Country Residential, Apartment Apartment Mixed-Use, Resort Business, Business Mixed-Use Industrial, Industrial Commercial Mixed-Use P-2 AG-1 AG-2 Country R-20, R-10 R-7.5, R-5, R-3.5 A-1 A-2 A-3 AMX-1 AMX-2 AMX-3 Resort B-1 B-2 BMX-3 BMX-4 I-1 I-2 I-3 IMX-1 Standards Uses (Note: Certain uses are defined in Article 10) Preservation, Agricultural, Country Residential, Apartment Apartment Mixed-Use, Resort Business, Business Mixed-Use Industrial, Industrial Commercial Mixed-Use P-2 AG-1 AG-2 Country R-20, R-10 R-7.5, R-5, R-3.5 A-1 A-2 A-3 AMX-1 AMX-2 AMX-3 Resort B-1 B-2 BMX-3 BMX-4 I-1 I-2 I-3 IMX-1 Standards RESIDENTIAL USES Household living Single-unit dwelling - - - P P P P P P P P P P - - P - - - - - Duplex-unit dwelling - - - P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* - - P* - - - - - § 21-5.50-1 (a) Two-unit dwelling - - - P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* - - P* - - - - - § 21-5.50-1 (b) Multi-unit dwelling - - - - - P P P P P P P P* P* P P - - - - § 21-5.50-1 (c) Group Living Small - State regulated - - C*+ P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* - - - P* P* - - - - § 21-5.50-2 (a) Small - not State regulated C*+ C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* - - - C* Cm* - - - - § 21-5.50-2 (b) Large - - - C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* - - - C* Cm* - - - - § 21-5.50-2 (c) Accessory Residential Accessory dwelling unit - - - AC* AC* Ac* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - § 21-5.50-3 (a) Caretaker unit AC* AC*+ AC*+ AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* § 21-5.50-3 (e) Home occupation - AC*+ AC*+ AC* AC* Ac* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* - - - - § 21-5.50-3 (b) Ohana unit - AC*+ AC*+ AC* AC* Ac* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - § 21-5.50-3 (c) Rooming - - - AC* AC* Ac* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* - - - AC* § 21-5.50-3 (d) PUBLIC, CIVIC, AND INSTITUTIONAL USES Assembly Meeting facility Small - - Cm*+ Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* P* P* P* P* P* P* - - Cm* § 21-5.60-1 (a) Medium - - C*+ C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* - - C* § 21-5.60-1 (a) Large - - - - - - - - - - - - PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU - - - PRU § 21-5.60-1 (a) Community-based recreation center Cm* - - C m P* Cm* P* Cm* P* Cm* P* Cm* P* Cm* P P P P P P P P - - - - § 21-5.60-1 (b) Communication Broadcasting antenna Cm* Cm* Cm* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C* C* C* C* § 21-5.60-2 (e) Uses (Note: Certain uses are defined in Article 10) Preservation, Agricultural, Country Residential, Apartment Apartment Mixed-Use, Resort Business, Business Mixed-Use Industrial, Industrial Commercial Mixed-Use P-2 AG-1 AG-2 Country R-20, R-10 R-7.5, R-5, R-3.5 A-1 A-2 A-3 AMX-1 AMX-2 AMX-3 Resort B-1 B-2 BMX-3 BMX-4 I-1 I-2 I-3 IMX-1 Standards Uses (Note: Certain uses are defined in Article 10) Preservation, Agricultural, Country Residential, Apartment Apartment Mixed-Use, Resort Business, Business Mixed-Use Industrial, Industrial Commercial Mixed-Use P-2 AG-1 AG-2 Country R-20, R-10 R-7.5, R-5, R-3.5 A-1 A-2 A-3 AMX-1 AMX-2 AMX-3 Resort B-1 B-2 BMX-3 BMX-4 I-1 I-2 I-3 IMX-1 Standards PUBLIC, CIVIC, AND INSTITUTIONAL USES Communication support structure Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P P P P § 21-5.60-2 (c) Communication tower Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* P* P* P* Cm* § 21-5.60-2 (b) Dish antenna - Cm* Cm* - - - - - - - - - P* - P* P* P* P* P* P* P* § 21-5.60-2 (a) Education School, PreK-12 - - C*+ Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* - P P P P - - - - § 21-5.60-3 (a) School vocational Minor - P* P* - - - - - - P* P* P* - P P P P P P - P § 21-5.60-3 (b) Major - P* P* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P - P § 21-5.60-3 (b) University, college PRU PRU+ PRU+ PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU Government Consulate - - - - P* P* P P P P P P P P P P P - - - - § 21-5.60-4 (a) Prison PRU PRU+ PRU+ PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU Public facility P P+ P+ P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P Parks and Open Space Cemetery P* PRU* - PRU*+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - § 21-5.60-5 (a) Park P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* - - - P* § 21-5.60-5 (b) Utility Small P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* § 21-5.60-6 (a) Medium Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* P* P* Cm* P* § 21-5.60-6 (b) Large C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* C* § 21-5.60-6 (c) Accessory Public, Civic, and Institutional Accessory receive only antenna AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* Ac* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* § 21-5.60-2 (d) Uses (Note: Certain uses are defined in Article 10) Preservation, Agricultural, Country Residential, Apartment Apartment Mixed-Use, Resort Business, Business Mixed-Use Industrial, Industrial Commercial Mixed-Use P-2 AG-1 AG-2 Country R-20, R-10 R-7.5, R-5, R-3.5 A-1 A-2 A-3 AMX-1 AMX-2 AMX-3 Resort B-1 B-2 BMX-3 BMX-4 I-1 I-2 I-3 IMX-1 Standards Uses (Note: Certain uses are defined in Article 10) Preservation, Agricultural, Country Residential, Apartment Apartment Mixed-Use, Resort Business, Business Mixed-Use Industrial, Industrial Commercial Mixed-Use P-2 AG-1 AG-2 Country R-20, R-10 R-7.5, R-5, R-3.5 A-1 A-2 A-3 AMX-1 AMX-2 AMX-3 Resort B-1 B-2 BMX-3 BMX-4 I-1 I-2 I-3 IMX-1 Standards COMMERCIAL USES Daycare Child daycare - - C*+ Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* P* P* P* P* P* - - - P* § 21-5.70-1 (a) Adult daycare - - C*+ Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* P* P* P* P* P* - - - P* § 21-5.70-1 (b) Eating and Drinking General eating and drinking - - - - - - - - - P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* § 21-5.70-2 (a) Bar, nightclub Minor - - - - - - - - - - - - P* - P* P* P* P* P* - P* § 21-5.70-2 (a) Major - - - - - - - - - - - - P* - P* - P* - - - P* § 21-5.70-2 (b) Lodging Bed and breakfast home - - - - - - P* P* - - - - P* - - - - - - - - § 21-5.70-3 (a) Hotel - - - - - - - - - - - - P - - C* P - - - C* § 21-5.70-3 (b) Timeshare - - - - - - - Cm* - - - - P - - - - - - - - § 21-5.70-3 (c) Transient vacation unit - - - - - - P* P* - - - - P* - - - - - - - - § 21-5.70-3 (a) Medical General medical services - - - - - - - - - P* P* P* P P P P P - - - P* § 21-5.70-4 (a) Hospital PRU PRU+ PRU+ PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU § 21-5.70-4 (b) Medical laboratory - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P P P P - P Office General office - - - - - - - - - P* P* P* P P P P P P P - P § 21-5.70-5 (a) Parking Commercial parking - - - - - - - - - P* P* P* P P P P P P P - P § 21-5.70-6 (b) Remote parking - - - Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* 21-5.70-6 (a) Personal Services General personal services - - - - - - - - - P* P* P* P P P P P - - - P § 21-5.70-7 (a) Animal care Minor - - - - - - - - - - P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* - P* § 21-5.70-7 (b) Major - - P*+ P* - - - - - - - - - P* P* P* P* P* P* - P* § 21-5.70-7 (b) Recreation, Indoor General indoor recreation - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P P P P P P P Theater - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P P P - - - P Recreation, Outdoor General outdoor recreation - - - - - - - - - - - - C C C C C C C - Cm Golf course PRU - - - - - - - - - - - PRU - - - - - - - - § 21-5.70-8 (a) Natural-based recreation Cm* C* - Cm* C* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - § 21-5.70-8 (c) Zoo PRU - PRU+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - § 21-5.70-8 (b) Retail General retail Small - - - - - - - - - P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* - - - P* § 21-5.70-9 (a) Medium - - - - - - - - - P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* - - - P* § 21-5.70-9 (a) Large - - - - - - - - - - - - P* P* P* P* P* - - - P* § 21-5.70-9 (a) Mobile commercial establishment - - - - - - - - - P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* § 21-5.70-9 (b) Vehicle-Related Car wash - - - - - - - - - - - - - P* P* P* P* P* P* - P* § 21-5.70-10 (a) Vehicle fueling station - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P P P P - P Vehicle sales and rental Light - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P P P - P Heavy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P - Accessory Commercial Drive-thru - - - - - - - - - - - - - AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* AC* § 21-5.70-11 (a) Uses (Note: Certain uses are defined in Article 10) Preservation, Agricultural, Country Residential, Apartment Apartment Mixed-Use, Resort Business, Business Mixed-Use Industrial, Industrial Commercial Mixed-Use P-2 AG-1 AG-2 Country R-20, R-10 R-7.5, R-5, R-3.5 A-1 A-2 A-3 AMX-1 AMX-2 AMX-3 Resort B-1 B-2 BMX-3 BMX-4 I-1 I-2 I-3 IMX-1 Standards Uses (Note: Certain uses are defined in Article 10) Preservation, Agricultural, Country Residential, Apartment Apartment Mixed-Use, Resort Business, Business Mixed-Use Industrial, Industrial Commercial Mixed-Use P-2 AG-1 AG-2 Country R-20, R-10 R-7.5, R-5, R-3.5 A-1 A-2 A-3 AMX-1 AMX-2 AMX-3 Resort B-1 B-2 BMX-3 BMX-4 I-1 I-2 I-3 IMX-1 Standards INDUSTRIAL USES Manufacturing and Processing General manufacturing and processing Light - - - - - - - - - - - - - P* P* P* P* P P P P § 21-5.80-1 (a) Heavy - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P* P P - § 21-5.80-1 (a) Biofuel processing facility - C* C* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cm* Cm* - § 21-5.80-1 (b) Brewery, distillery, winery Minor - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P P P P P P P Major - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P P Explosive or toxic chemical manufacturing, storage, and distribution - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C* - - § 21-5.80-1 (c) Food manufacturing and processing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P* P* P* P P P P § 21-5.80-1 (d) Linen supplier - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P P P P P Petrochemical plan - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C* Cm* - § 21-5.80-1 (e) Production studio - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P - P P - P Publishing facility - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P - P P P - P Marine General marine Minor C - - - - - - - - - - - Cm* - Cm* Cm* Cm* - P P P* § 21-5.80-2 (a) Major - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P - Port - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P - Repair General repair - - - - - - - - - P P P - P P P P P P P P Heavy repair - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P* P P - § 21-5.80-3 (a) Vehicle service - - - - - - - - - - - - - P* P* P* P* P* P* P* P* § 21-5.80-3 (b) Research and Development General research and development - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P P P - P Resource Extraction General resource extraction - C* C* - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P - - § 21-5.80-4 (a) Storage and Warehousing General storage, warehousing, and distribution - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P P P Self-storage - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P* P* P* P P - P § 21-5.80-5 (a) Storage yard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P* P* P* - § 21-5.80-5 (b) Transportation Airport PRU PRU+ PRU+ PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU PRU § 21-5.80-6 (a) Base yard - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P* P* P* P* § 21-5.80-6 (b) Heliport - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P* - - § 21-5.80-6 (c) Multimodal facility - - - - - - - - - C* C* C* C* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* - - Cm* § 21-5.80-6 (d) Truck terminal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - P P - Waste-Related Salvage, scrap, or junk storage and processing - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cm* Cm* - § 21-5.80-7 (a) Waste disposal and processing C* - C*+ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Cm* Cm* - § 21-5.80-7 (b) Accessory Industrial Helistop - C*+ C*+ - - - - - - - - - C* - C* C* C* C* AC* AC* C* § 21-5.80-8 (a) MISCELLANEOUS Historic structure reuse Cm* Cm* Cm* C* C* C* C* C* C* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* § 21-5.90-1 Joint development Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* Cm* § 21-5.90-2
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