ROH §25-9.3
How the city can enforce a housing order in court
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗The housing director can sue in court to enforce orders about housing violations. If the order includes a fine, the director only has to prove the notice was given, a hearing happened or was skipped, the fine was set, and it hasn't been paid.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Judicial enforcement of order
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 director may institute a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction for the enforcement of any order issued pursuant to §§ 25-9.1 and 25-9.2 . If a civil action has been instituted to enforce a civil fine imposed by the order, the director need only show that a notice of violation and order was served, a hearing was held or the time granted for requesting a hearing had expired without such a request, a civil fine was imposed, and the fine imposed has not been paid.
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