ROH §6-11.2
What you pay for city publications
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section says the city can charge you for copies of its publications, but only enough to cover the actual costs of making them, like copying, mailing, and handling. It also explains that 'publications' means documents copied in bulk for the public, such as ordinances and manuals.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Charges for publications
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) Charges for publications shall be based on cost, including reproduction costs, mailing, and other handling charges attributable to making the publication available to the public.
(b) The term “publications” refers to copies of documents that are reproduced on a volume basis for general distribution and shall include but not be limited to such items as: ordinances; engineering and construction standards; directories; manuals and handbooks.
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