ROH §41-26.3
Uniform rules for private security guards
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗Private security guards must wear uniforms that don't look like police uniforms. The police chief must approve each uniform, and a photo must be filed. If a jacket or coat covers the uniform, it must show the word "SECURITY" clearly on the front and back.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Uniforms
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) The uniforms worn by private security personnel must be of two or more different and contrasting colors or two or more different shades of the same color or of one solid color that does not resemble the color of the uniform worn by officers of the Honolulu police department. Each uniform shall be approved by the chief of police and a color photograph of each uniform shall be filed with the Honolulu police department.
(b) No badges or other metallic objects that closely resemble the badge of the Honolulu police department shall be worn on the uniform or any outer garment covering the upper body.
(c) If any outer garment covers the upper part or top of the uniform, a white plaque bearing the word “SECURITY” in letters at least 1-inch high shall be worn on the left breast area of that garment and the word “SECURITY” in letters at least 3 inches high shall be worn on the back area of that garment.
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