ROH §27-2.5
Public Hearing Notice for Proposed District
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗The city clerk must tell the public about a hearing to create a special district. The notice must appear in a newspaper twice, with the last one at least 10 days before the hearing. It must list what the district would do, where and when the hearing is, and how people can speak or protest.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Notice of public hearing on proposed district
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) The city clerk shall publish a notice of the public hearing on a proposed district twice, at least one week apart, in a newspaper of general circulation in the city. Publication shall be completed at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.
(b) The notice shall contain all of the following information:
(1) A summary of the resolution of intention to establish the district and the name, address, and telephone number of a city department or officer from whom a copy of the resolution of intention can be obtained (alternatively, the notice may contain the full text of the resolution);
(2) The time and place of the hearing on the establishment of the district; and
(3) A statement that, at the hearing, the testimony of all interested persons and landowners for or against the establishment of the district, the extent of the district, the financing of specified special improvements, or the levy of a special tax will be heard. The notice shall also summarize the protest procedure, including the respective rights of an owner and the effect of protests against the establishment of the district, the extent of the district, the financing of specified special improvements, or the levy of a specified special tax.
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