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 [amend and] adopt the Hawaii state building codes without council approval. (a) The governing body of each county shall [amend,] adopt[, 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 [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 [two years] one year after the adoption of the Hawaii state building codes.

(b) If a county does not [amend] adopt the Hawaii state building codes within the [two-year] one-year time frame, the Hawaii state building codes shall become applicable as [an interim] county building code.

(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."

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 Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.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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