ROH §40-9.2
Getting a permit for your alarm system
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗You must get a permit from the city before using an alarm that calls the police. The permit lasts one year and must be renewed. You must update your information within 30 days of any change, and pay the required fees.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Alarm user permits required
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) Permit required. No person shall use an alarm system which is designed to elicit, either directly or indirectly, a police response without first obtaining a permit for such alarm system from the alarm system coordinator. An alarm company shall provide each person purchasing or leasing an alarm system from the alarm company with written notification of the permit required pursuant to this section at the time of sale or not later than 24 hours before the installation of the alarm system.
(b) Permit issuance. The permit shall be requested on an application form prescribed by the chief of police. An alarm user shall obtain the application form from the alarm system coordinator, provide the information requested on the form, and file the form with the alarm system coordinator. Upon receipt of a completed application form and the fee prescribed in subsection (e), the alarm system coordinator shall issue a permit to the applicant. Permits shall be valid for one year and shall be renewable on an annual basis.
(c) Transfer of possession. When the possession of the premises at which an alarm system is maintained is transferred, the person obtaining possession of the premises shall file an application for an alarm user permit within 30 days of obtaining possession of the premises. Alarm user permits are not transferable.
(d) Reporting updated information. Whenever the information provided on the alarm user permit application changes, the correct information shall be provided by the permittee to the alarm system coordinator within 30 days of the change. Each year after the initial issuance of the permit, the alarm system coordinator shall provide each permit holder with a form requesting updated information. The permit holder shall complete and return this form to the alarm system coordinator and pay the renewal fee prescribed in subsection (e).
(e) Fees. The initial fee for a permit shall be $15. The fee for renewal of an annual permit shall be $5.
(f) Confidentiality. Completed application forms and permits shall be confidential and shall not be made public, except to that extent necessary to enforce this article.
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