ROH §28-3.1
How special assessments are divided among properties
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section explains how the city decides each property's share of a special assessment. The city can base the amount on benefits received, service costs, development stage, or other reasonable factors. The city council's decision on what is fair is final.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Special assessment apportionment
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 special assessment levied pursuant to this chapter may be based on benefit received by a parcel of land, the cost of making a supplemental service available to a parcel of land, the cost of supplemental services and improvements benefitting a parcel of land, the stage or type of development or use of a parcel of land, the happening of one or more specified events related to the development or improvement of all or certain parcels of land, or any other reasonable basis or formula as determined by the council. Any determination of the reasonableness of any special assessment or the rate or method of the apportionment thereof by the council in the ordinance establishing the district shall be final and conclusive.
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