ROH §27-7.10

How special district bonds affect the city's debt limit

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This section says that bonds backed only by a special tax or lien in a district do not count against the city's limit for general obligation bonds. This applies when the city issues bonds for a specific district.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Debt limit calculation

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.

Bonds issued under this article, when the only security is the special tax levy or lien in a district, shall be excluded from any determination of the power of the city to issue general obligation bonds or funded debt for purposes of § 13 of Article VII of the State Constitution.

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

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