ROH §34-10.7
Restaurants claiming an exception must keep food-sales records
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗A business that would be a teenage nightclub but claims it is a restaurant must keep records proving it really is a restaurant, including that at least 30% of its income comes from food. If it doesn't keep those records, the city can treat it as a teenage nightclub.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Financial records
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 owner of any commercial business establishment meeting the definition of “teenage nightclub” in § 34-10.1 , but claiming to be excepted from that definition because the establishment is a restaurant, shall maintain adequate records to demonstrate that the establishment meets the definition of “restaurant” in that section, including the requirement that at least 30 percent of the establishment’s gross revenues are derived from the sale of foods. The failure to maintain such records shall be grounds for treating an establishment as a teenage nightclub under this article.
Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.
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