ROH §41-1.1
City rules on drinking alcohol in public places
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section explains why the city is making rules about drinking alcohol in public areas and buildings owned by the city, and on public streets and sidewalks. It also defines key words used in these rules, like what counts as alcohol, sidewalk, and street.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Declaration of legislative intent - Definitions
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) It is declared to be the legislative intent of the council to prohibit the open and unrestricted use or consumption of intoxicating liquors on or within certain municipally owned or controlled public areas and buildings and on streets and sidewalks open to the public.
(b) For the purposes of this article, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
Intoxicating Liquor. Has the same meaning as defined in HRS § 281-1;
Sidewalk. Has the same meaning as defined in HRS § 291C-1; and
Street. Has the same meaning as “street or highway” as defined in § 15-2.23 .
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