ROH §28-5.3
What an annexation ordinance must include
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section lists what a proposed annexation ordinance must contain, like naming the current district, describing boundaries, and explaining services and assessments. It also says the existing district's special assessment rate cannot go up because of the annexation.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Contents of proposed ordinance of annexation
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) A proposed ordinance of annexation shall do all of the following:
(1) State the name and term of the existing district;
(2) Describe the boundaries of the existing district and the area proposed to be annexed;
(3) Identify the supplemental services and improvements provided and financed by the existing district, the supplemental services and improvements to be provided and financed by the area proposed to be annexed, and the supplemental services and improvements to be provided and financed in common by both;
(4) Specify the proposed new special assessment which will be levied within the area proposed to be annexed; and
(5) Specify any proposed change to the special assessment within the existing district as a result of the proposed annexation.
(b) The special assessment rate in the existing district shall not be increased as a result of annexation proceedings pursuant to this article.
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