ROH §32-1.3
Rules for Mixed-Use Affordable Rental Housing Projects
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section bans mixed-use affordable rental housing projects unless the ground floor is used for commercial purposes allowed by zoning. It also limits how such properties can be turned into condominiums and bans using units as short-term rentals.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Prohibitions
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) Excluding the ground floor if commercial use is otherwise permitted by the underlying zoning, mixed-use affordable rental housing projects are prohibited.
(b) The property on which an affordable rental housing project is situated may only be submitted to a condominium property regime pursuant to HRS Chapter 514B or any successor statute if it contains a ground floor commercial use that is permitted by the underlying zoning of the property; provided further, that the only condominium units created are one condominium unit for the ground floor commercial portion of the project and one condominium unit for the residential portion of the project, and the one condominium unit for the residential portion of the project may not be further divided into separate condominium units.
(c) Units in an affordable rental housing project may not be used as a bed and breakfast home or transient vacation unit.
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