ROH §34-18.13

Appealing a permit decision

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This section explains how to appeal if the police chief denies, revokes, or suspends your permit. You must file a written appeal within 10 days of getting the decision, and it must include your name, mailing address, and reasons the decision was wrong. A hearing officer who was not involved in the original decision will hear the appeal under state contested case rules.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Appeals

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) Any person aggrieved by the police chief’s decision to deny, revoke, or suspend a permit may file an appeal. (b) The notice of appeal must be filed with the chief of police within 10 days of receiving the notice of the decision. The notice of appeal must state the name and address of the appellant to which all required notices should be mailed. The notice of appeal must also indicate the reasons why the appealed action was wrong and what the correct determination should be. (c) The appeal will be subject to the contested case procedures of HRS Chapter 91 and heard by a hearings officer appointed by the chief of police. The chief of police shall appoint as the hearing officer a city executive branch officer or employee who did not participate in the appealed decision.

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

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