HCC §5C-4-3

General requirements for existing buildings

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗

This section sets general rules for existing buildings. It refers to the state building code and says the county must adopt it. If the county does not update its code in time, the state code applies as the county code.

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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.

i SUPP. 11 (1-2022) This page intentionally left blank. EXISTING BUILDING CODE § 5C-1-1 CHAPTER 5C EXISTING BUILDING CODE* * Editor’s Note: 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. Article 1. General Provisions.

Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗as published Jul 16, 2026our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.

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