ROH §31-1.2
How the city asks the state to create an enterprise zone
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section explains how the city can ask the state to create an enterprise zone. The mayor or the city council can start the request, but both must agree. The city council must approve the final request by a resolution that lists the area and the incentives the city will offer.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Designation of enterprise zones
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.
The mayor, with the concurrence of the council, or the council, with the concurrence of the mayor, may initiate an application to have an area declared by the State to be an enterprise zone; provided that such application may only be submitted to the State upon its approval by the council by resolution. The resolution shall expressly set forth the area to be included in the enterprise zone and those incentives which the city proposes to offer in the enterprise zone as delineated by the city. The application shall comply with the requirements of Hawaii Administrative Rules § 15-6-4.
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