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Council amends land-use enforcement bill to allow posting of notices when violators avoid service
Summary
The Committee on Zoning and Planning amended Bill 33 (2025) to let the Department of Planning and Permitting post notices of violation on properties as an alternative service method; the measure was amended to CD2 and reported out for passage on third reading.
Council Chair Waters recommended and the Committee on Zoning and Planning amended Bill 33 (2025) on Thursday to allow the Department of Planning and Permitting to physically post a notice of violation or notice of order on a property when other service methods fail, and reported the bill out for passage on third reading.
The change gives DPP an additional enforcement tool when property owners “deliberately avoid or refuse to accept service,” according to the bill summary. The ordinance also makes conforming changes to other sections of the Revised Ordinances of Honolulu (ROH)…
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