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HRS §321-413

State help with indoor air problems in public buildings

The health director must give information and education about indoor air pollution to people who manage, own, or use public buildings, and can help them find and fix problems. The director may also help people in other buildings, set up a network of state agencies, and create a program for checking ventilation systems. The director can make rules to carry out these duties.

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The statute, as written — General functions, powers, and duties of the department

(a) The director shall provide information and educational material regarding indoor air pollution to the managers, owners, and occupants of publicly owned buildings, and may assist any manager, owner, or occupant of a publicly owned building to identify, assess, and correct indoor air pollution problems. (b) The director may provide information and educational material regarding indoor air pollution to any manager, owner, or occupant of a building that is not a publicly owned building, and may assist any manager, owner, or occupant of a building that is not a publicly owned building to identify, assess, and correct indoor air pollution problems. (c) The director shall establish and coordinate an indoor air quality assessment network of state agencies and facility managers of publicly owned buildings to identify, assess, and correct indoor air pollution problems. (d) The director may establish a program for the approval of plans to construct ventilation systems, the inspection of ventilation system construction, and the monitoring of existing ventilation systems for proper maintenance. (e) The director may adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 to effectuate the purposes of this part.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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