ROH §41-27.7

Chemical devices can be taken and destroyed

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If a licensed business owns or has a chemical device, the city can take it permanently. If taken, the device must be destroyed or given to the police chief for police use.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Forfeiture

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.

Any chemical device under the ownership of or found in the possession of or at the premises of a licensee may be subject to forfeiture to the city in accordance with HRS Chapter 712A and if so forfeited, shall be destroyed or, if not destroyed, transferred to the chief of police for use by and under the control of the department.

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

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