ROH §34-1.7
Who is allowed to run an auction
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗Only a licensed auctioneer can run an auction. The auctioneer can have an assistant run it if the auctioneer is there. If the license is for a company, the company must name a real person as its auctioneer.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Authority to conduct auctions
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.
It is unlawful for any person, other than the auctioneer who has obtained a license, to conduct an auction; provided that the auctioneer may appoint an agent or assistant who may conduct the auction in the auctioneer’s presence. Where the licensee is a corporation, it shall appoint and designate a natural person to be its “auctioneer,” within the meaning of this article.
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Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.
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