HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
1321
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to the Hawaii state building codes.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 107-28, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"§107-28 County authority to [[Struck through: amend and]] adopt the Hawaii state building codes without council approval. (a) The governing body of each county shall [[Struck through: amend,]] adopt[[Struck through: , and update]] the Hawaii state building codes as they apply within their respective jurisdiction, in accordance with section 46-1.5(13), without approval of the council. Each county shall [[Struck through: amend and]] adopt the Hawaii state building codes and standards listed in section 107-25, as the referenced Hawaii state building codes and standards for its respective county building code ordinance, no later than [[Struck through: two years]] [Underlined: one year] after the adoption of the Hawaii state building codes.
(b) If a county does not [[Struck through: amend]] [Underlined: adopt] the Hawaii state building codes within the [[Struck through: two-year]] [Underlined: one-year] time frame, the Hawaii state building codes shall become applicable as [[Struck through: an interim]] county building code.
[Underlined: (c) A county with a population in excess of 500,000 may amend its building energy conservation code to require more stringent energy-saving performance than the Hawaii state building codes and standards listed in section 107-25.]"[Underlined: ]
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
Hawaii State Building Codes; Counties; Energy Conservation
Description:
Requires the counties to adopt the Hawaii state building codes no later than one year after its adoption. Authorizes a county with a population in excess of 500,000 to amend its building energy conservation code to require more stringent energy-saving performance.
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