ROH §28-1.5
What supplemental services and improvements a district can provide
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section lists the extra services and improvements a special district can offer and pay for, like security, landscaping, and building projects. It also says these must follow all laws and that the city's existing services in the district must not be reduced.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Types of supplemental services and improvements
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 district may be established to provide and finance supplemental services and improvements as follows:
(a) A district may be established to provide for and finance additional maintenance, security, or other additional services required for the enjoyment and protection of the public and the promotion and enhancement of such district, whether in conjunction with improvements authorized by this section, including:
(1) Services to enhance the security of persons and property within the district;
(2) Landscaping services;
(3) Enhanced sanitation services;
(4) Services promoting and advertising activities within the district;
(5) Marketing education for businesses within the district;
(6) Decorations and lighting for seasonal and holiday purposes; and
(7) Delegable transportation management services, including traffic operations, parking control and supply development, mobility enhancements for all modes of travel, physical and operational access improvements, information displays and the installation and maintenance of related electronic devices.
(b) A district may be established to provide and finance, to the extent permitted by law, supplemental improvements located on or within the city or the district, which will restore or promote business activity in the district, including:
(1) Construction and installation of landscaping, planting and park areas;
(2) Construction of lighting facilities;
(3) Construction of physically aesthetic and decorative safety fixtures, equipment and facilities;
(4) Construction of improvements to enhance security of persons and property within the district;
(5) Construction of pedestrian overpasses and underpasses and connections between buildings;
(6) Closing, opening, widening or narrowing of existing streets;
(7) Construction of ramps, sidewalks, plazas, and pedestrian malls;
(8) Rehabilitation or removal of existing structures as required;
(9) Removal and relocation of utilities and utility vaults as required;
(10) Construction of parking lot and parking garage facilities;
(11) Construction of fixtures, equipment, facilities and appurtenances as may enhance the movement, convenience, and enjoyment of the public and be of economic benefit to district properties, such as: bus stop shelters; benches and street furniture; booths, kiosks, display cases and exhibits; signs; receptacles; canopies; pedestrian shelters; and fountains; and
(12) Construction of shoreline improvement, restoration, and protection projects.
(c) A district may be established to provide for the operation, maintenance, removal and replacement of any supplemental service or improvement.
(d) Any supplemental service or improvement undertaken by a district shall conform with all applicable laws and rules.
(e) It is the intent of the council that the level of services being provided by the city in a district as of the effective date of the ordinance establishing such district not be affected by that ordinance or the levying of the special assessments. The ordinance establishing such district shall describe such level of services.
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