HCC §5A-4-3
General rules for the building code
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section explains that the county must adopt and update the state building codes within a set time. If the county does not, the state code automatically applies. It also notes that the old building code was replaced by a new chapter.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — General requirements
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
SUPP. 9 (1-2021) ii BUILDING CODE § 5A-1-1 CHAPTER 5 BUILDING (Rep 2020, ord 20-61, sec 12.) CHAPTER 5A BUILDING CODE* * Editor’s Notes: 1. Pursuant to section 107-28, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes (“HRS”), each County shall amend and adopt the Hawai‘i State building codes and standards listed in HRS, section 107-25 within two years after adoption by the State Building Code council. If a County does not amend, adopt, and update a State code within this time frame, the respective State code shall become applicable as an interim County code. 2. Chapter 5, “building code” was repealed by ordinance 20-61, section 12, and replaced with Chapter 5A. Article 1. General Provisions.
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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