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ROH §6-56.3

Money That Goes Into the City's Rainy Day Fund

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This section lists the four types of money that must be put into the city's reserve for fiscal stability fund, which is like a savings account for the city. It includes extra money from the previous year, money the city council sets aside, money from selling city property, and interest earned on the fund.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Deposits into the fund

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.

There shall be deposited into the reserve for fiscal stability fund: (1) Moneys deemed by the director of budget and fiscal services to be in excess of funding required to sustain city services; such as moneys realized when the previous fiscal year’s general fund or highway fund “unreserved fund balance” as determined by the comprehensive annual financial report exceeds the respective fund’s current fiscal year budget for “unreserved fund balance,” adjusted for any moneys required under Charter § 9-105, subject to council approval by resolution; (2) Moneys appropriated by the council to the reserve for fiscal stability fund; (3) Moneys realized from the conveyance of city property that are designated for deposit into the reserve for fiscal stability fund by the council resolution authorizing the conveyance; and (4) Any interest earned on the deposits of the reserve for fiscal stability fund.
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.

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.