ROH §38-7.4
City permission needed to film or broadcast in rental facilities
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗Rental agreements must let the city charge for filming or broadcasting in its facilities. You cannot film or broadcast without written city permission. If you do, you may have to pay a charge plus a penalty.
tenants
The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Broadcasting, taping, or filming - Permission required
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.
All rental agreements shall reserve the right to the city to negotiate charges for radio and television broadcasts, motion picture, or recording privileges in the facilities, not exceeding 10 percent of anticipated receipts from the sale of broadcast rights by the tenant, and residual payments for the use of any film, videotape, recording, or taping made in a facility covered by the policy. The use of the facilities to broadcast, film, videotape, or record without the written permission of the city shall be prohibited. Any tenant who films, tapes, broadcasts, or records any event in the facilities rented without the permission of the city may be assessed a charge fixed at the discretion of the director of enterprise services consistent with charges negotiated with tenants similarly situated plus a 25 percent penalty of such charge.
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