ROH §6-29.2
Rules for giving city money to private groups
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗The city can only give money to private groups if the group is a nonprofit that helps the public. The group must be set up for charity, benefit Honolulu people, and provide services like social, health, education, or cultural help. No money is allowed unless these rules are met.
The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Appropriation of funds
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.
All grants of public funds made by the City and County of Honolulu to private organizations are to be made in accordance with the standard that the private programs and services so funded shall result in a direct benefit to the public and accomplish public purposes. No grant, subsidy, or purchase of services contract to a private organization shall be made or allotted, unless the private organization meets the following criteria:
(a) The private organization is a not-for-profit organization or association chartered or otherwise authorized to do business in the State for charitable purposes;
(b) The purposes for which the private not-for-profit corporation or association is organized provides direct benefits to the people of the City and County of Honolulu; and
(c) The purposes for which the not-for-profit corporation or association is organized includes one of the following categories:
(1) Social services for the poor, the aged, and the youth of the City and County of Honolulu;
(2) Health services including services for those with physical or emotional/mental disabilities, or both;
(3) Any one or more of the following: educational, manpower, or training services; and
(4) Services to meet a definitive cultural, social, or economic need within the City and County of Honolulu not being met by any other private organization.
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