ROH §27-4.3
How to petition for changes or new taxes in a district
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section explains how property owners can ask the city council to change a district's rules or add a new special tax. You need a petition signed by enough owners and a nonrefundable fee. The council decides whether to proceed.
landowners
The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Petition for changes in term, special improvement, or special tax
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 may commence proceedings to approve an ordinance of consideration if receiving the following:
(1) A petition signed by the owners of at least 25 percent of the land within the district requesting a change permitted under § 27-4.1 or the levy of a new special tax; and
(2) A fee which the council determines is necessary to compensate the city for the costs of proceedings to review the requested change or new levy.
The fee shall be nonrefundable, even if the council does not make the change or levy.
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