ROH §23-1.8
How the council approves boundary changes
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗The city council must hold a public hearing before approving any boundary change. If a change would turn agricultural land into urban use, it needs a two-thirds vote of the full council to pass.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Council action
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.
The council shall enact all boundary amendments made pursuant to this chapter by ordinance after holding a public hearing. No boundary amendment petition which would redesignate agricultural lands to urban use shall be approved, unless the council indicates its approval of such amendment by two-thirds vote of the entire council.
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