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HRS §46-19.8

Counties cannot require fire sprinklers in certain homes and farm buildings

Counties cannot require automatic fire sprinklers in single-family homes or in nonresidential farm and aquaculture buildings outside urban areas. This rule does not apply to new homes needing a variance for access roads or firefighting water. The rule ends June 30, 2027.

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The statute, as written — Fire sprinklers; residences

[Section repealed June 30, 2027. L 2017, c 53, §1.] No county shall require the installation or retrofitting of automatic fire sprinklers or an automatic fire sprinkler system in: (1) Any new or existing detached one- or two-family dwelling unit in a structure used only for residential purposes; and (2) Nonresidential agricultural and aquacultural buildings and structures located outside an urban area; provided that this section shall not apply to new homes that require a variance from access road or firefighting water supply requirements.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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