ROH §32-2.8
Maximum number of affordable rental units
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This rule tells you the most affordable rental housing units you can build on one zoning lot. You calculate it by taking the lot's maximum allowed floor area (minus any public open space bonus), dividing by 800, and rounding down to a whole number.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Maximum number of units
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 maximum number of affordable rental housing units for each zoning lot is determined by dividing the square footage equivalent of the maximum allowable FAR for that zoning lot, excluding any public open space bonus FAR, by a factor of 800, and rounding down to the nearest whole number.
Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.
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