ROH §40-8.5
How to request and remove exceptional tree status
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section explains the process for asking the city to protect a special tree, how a tree can be removed from the protected list, and how the city tells the property owner about the designation.
The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Procedures
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 citizen or citizen group may petition the arborist advisory committee to examine a particular tree or grove of trees for the purpose of having it recommended to the council for designation as an exceptional tree.
(b) In the event an exceptional tree is found to no longer meet the exceptional tree criteria, the council, upon recommendation from the arborist advisory committee, may delist such tree from the register.
(c) Upon designation by the council of an exceptional tree, the city clerk shall notify the property owner or the occupant of the property, or both, by certified mail that the designation has been made.
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