ROH §40-2.9
Recording unpaid city work bills against property
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗If a property owner does not pay the city for work done within 30 days after the bill is mailed, the chief engineer must record a statement about the work and the property with the budget director. The budget director then sends the bill to the city lawyer for collection.
landowners
The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Statement of chief engineer
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.
Where the full amount due the city is not paid by such owner within 30 calendar days after the bill has been mailed for payment, the chief engineer shall cause to be recorded with the director of budget and fiscal services a statement showing the cost and expense incurred for the work, the date the work was done, and the location of the property on which the work was done, and file the same with the director of budget and fiscal services, who shall refer the collection thereof to the corporation counsel.
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