ROH §22-2.3
Installing and turning on street lights in new subdivisions
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section tells subdividers (developers) how to install street lights in new subdivisions. They must follow city standards, pay for connections and power, and turn on all lights when the first home is occupied. The type of system depends on other rules.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Installation and energizing of street lighting system
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) Street lights, together with the related apparatus and appliances, shall be installed in accordance with the standard specifications of the department, which incorporate and supplement the standard specifications of the Illuminating Engineering Society of America on file in the department. Street lighting fixtures shall further meet the energy efficiency standards provided in§ 2-35.2 and light pollution standards provided in § 2-36.2 .
(b) The type of installation which the subdivider shall provide; i.e., whether the system is to be underground or overhead, shall be governed by Article 5 .
(c) The subdivider shall, at the subdivider’s own expense, make final connection from new street lighting systems to an existing system under the supervision of a street lighting division inspector. For 120V multiple systems intended for individual connection to electric utility lines, the subdivider shall make all necessary arrangements with the Hawaiian Electric Company, Ltd. for the connections and pay all costs therefor.
(d) In addition to the energizing of the entire street lighting system during the period of the operating test as hereinafter provided, the subdivider shall energize the entire street lighting system within the subdivision when the first home in the subdivision is occupied, and pay all costs involved in the energizing of the street lights from such date until the subdivision roadways, together with the street improvements, are accepted by and dedicated to the city.
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