ROH §28-6.1
How the council can end a district
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗The city council can end a district in three ways: for serious wrongdoing by the district board, at the end of a five-year term, or if the board asks. The council starts the process with a resolution and ends it with an ordinance. Otherwise, the council cannot start ending a district.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Authorization to terminate the district
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) The council may terminate a district at any time for cause due to the wilful misconduct or gross negligence on the part of the district board. The council shall initiate proceedings to terminate the district for cause by a resolution and shall terminate the district by an ordinance.
(b) The council, on its own initiative, may terminate a district at the expiration of the then-occurring five-year term in accordance with this article. The council shall initiate proceedings to terminate a district at the expiration of the then-occurring five-year term by a resolution and shall terminate the district by an ordinance.
(c) The council may terminate a district at any time upon request from the district board. A termination shall be accomplished in accordance with this article.
(d) Except as set forth herein, the council may not initiate proceedings to terminate a district.
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