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ROH §40-1.3

Who pays to fix damage to city property

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If you damage city property, you must pay to fix or replace it, including cleanup and city administrative costs. The city director approves the bill, which shows the amount you owe based on actual or estimated repair costs.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Cost of repairs or replacement

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 who is responsible for damage to public property constituting a public nuisance, including damage that causes the partial or complete closure or other loss of use or value, or loss of public property, shall be responsible for repairing or otherwise remedying such damage, including but not limited to payment of costs of repairing, cleaning, or replacing the damaged property. (b) Issuance of the bill for the costs shall be authorized by the director and shall contain the amount to be charged by the city. (c) The costs billed shall be the actual or estimated costs associated with the repair, cleaning, or replacement of the damaged property plus any administrative expenses.
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.

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.