ROH §40-5.3
Graffiti Penalties
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section sets the punishment for breaking the graffiti rules in Section 40-5.2. A person found guilty pays a fine, goes to jail, or both, and cannot get probation or a reduced sentence. It also explains how to count multiple graffiti items in one deal as one violation.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Violation - Penalty
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.
Notwithstanding the civil penalties of § 40-6.2 for violations of the prohibitions against placing graffiti on public property, any person convicted of violating any provision of § 40-5.2 shall be punished for each violation by a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $2,000, by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or by both, without possibility of probation or suspension of sentence. Each sale, gift, or furnishing of a group of graffiti implements to a minor in a single transaction shall constitute a single violation of § 40-5.2 . Each purchase or acquisition by other means of a group of graffiti implements in a single transaction by a minor shall constitute a single violation of § 40-5.2 .
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