ROH §27-6.6
When many owners protest, annexation stops
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗If more than 55% of the affected landowners file written objections before or at the hearing, the annexation must stop. If the objections are not withdrawn enough to drop below 55%, the city cannot try to annex that land again for one year after the hearing.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Protest by more than 55 percent
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) If the owners of more than 55 percent of the applicable land or if more than 55 percent of the owners of the applicable land file written protests with the council before or at the hearing against the proposed annexation and if protests are not withdrawn so as to reduce the amount of the protests to 55 percent or less, the annexation proceedings shall cease. No proceedings to again annex the land shall be undertaken for a period of one year from the close of the hearing.
(b) For the purpose of this section, “applicable land” means land in the existing district, land in the area proposed to be annexed, or land in both the existing district and area proposed to be annexed.
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