ROH §40-11.4
When officials can inspect underground storage tanks
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section lets the county department enter places, take samples, and test underground storage tanks to check for leaks or compliance. Tank owners must let officials in within a reasonable time. It covers inspections, monitoring, and response actions.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Inspections
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.
For purposes of conducting any study; investigating any actual or suspected release; monitoring for compliance or noncompliance with this article, any rule or standard adopted pursuant to this article, or any permit or variance issued pursuant to this article; taking release response action; or enforcing this chapter, any duly authorized representative of the department may:
(1) Enter at reasonable times any establishment or place;
(2) Inspect and obtain samples from any person of any regulated substances contained in any underground storage tank or tank system; and
(3) Conduct monitoring or testing of the tanks or tank systems, associated equipment, contents, or soils, air, surface water, or groundwater.
A permittee shall allow the department or an authorized representative of the department access to the underground storage tank or tank system within a reasonable amount of time.
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