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ROH §22-2.4

Getting street lights approved and inspected in a subdivision

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Before installing street lights in a subdivision, the developer must get the plans approved by the city's director. After installation, the city inspects the lights, and if they work properly for a short test period, the director approves them. The developer pays for the test and must file final construction plans.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Approval by the director

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) Before the installation of the street lighting systems within a subdivision, the plans and specifications pertaining thereto shall be approved by the director or the director’s authorized subordinate. (b) Plans submitted for final approval shall be prepared in ink on cloth tracings of good quality and shall bear the stamp or seal of a registered electrical engineer. (c) Two prints of the final approved plans, with the signature of the director or the director’s authorized subordinate affixed thereon, shall be submitted to the department for use in the inspection of the street lighting system during installation. (d) After such street lighting system has been installed, and before acceptance thereof by the city, the director or the director’s authorized subordinate shall inspect the same. If the installation is in conformity with the previously approved plans and specifications, and the installation is energized and continues in proper operating condition for a period not to exceed one week, the director shall approve the installation and issue a certificate to the subdivider indicating such inspection, test, and approval. The subdivider shall bear the cost of the test arrangements and electrical energy used therein. (e) Upon completion of the street lighting improvements in such subdivision as required by these regulations and certification thereof as provided by subsection (d), the subdivider shall file with the department cloth tracings of the street lighting construction plans as actually modified to meet construction requirements. )
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.