HRS §448E-12
Counties can still do their own electrical and plumbing inspections
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section says that the state law does not stop counties from doing their own electrical or plumbing inspections. Counties can follow their own local rules for these inspections. It only protects the counties' right to inspect, nothing else.
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The statute, as written — Inspections
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Nothing in this chapter should deprive the several counties of the right to perform electrical or plumbing inspections, as regulated by their respective ordinances.
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