Indigenous Hawaiian Architecture Structures

401.1 Scope. The provisions of this chapter shall apply exclusively to Indigenous Hawaiʻian Architecture Structures. The purpose of these provisions is to acknowledge and establish procedures for designing and constructing indigenous Hawaiʻian architecture structures. 401.2 Publications incorporated by reference. The following publications are incorporated by reference and made a part of these provisions. Where there is a conflict between the Hawaiʻi Provisions for Indigenous Hawaiʻian Architecture and the referenced documents, the Hawaiʻi Provisions for Indigenous Hawaiʻian Architecture shall prevail. 1. "Hawaiʻian Thatched House" (1971), by Russell A. Apple, published by the United States Department of the Interior. 2. "Hale Construction Standards" (2000), by Francis Sinenci and Bill Sides. 3. "The Hawaiʻian Grass House in Bishop Museum" (1988), by Catherine C. Summers. 4. "Arts and Crafts of Hawaiʻi", Section II, Houses (1957) by Te Rangi Hiroa (Peter H. Buck). 401.3 Definitions. See chapter 2 of the building code, as amended, for general definitions. As used in this chapter: "Certified hale builder" means a person who has obtained a certificate of completion for satisfactorily completing a course in Hawaiʻian hale construction from the University of Hawaiʻi, or any of its community colleges, or as approved by the building official. "Group of structures" means a group of indigenous Hawaiʻian architecture structures that are in close proximity to each other and have an aggregate floor area of 1,800 square feet or less. "Hale or indigenous Hawaiʻian architecture" means a structure that is consistent with the design, construction methods and uses of structures built by Hawaiʻians in the 1800's, which uses natural materials found in the Hawaiʻian Islands, and complies with this chapter and references. "Separation" means the clear distance between two structures. "Setback" means the clear distance between a structure and a property line. ( Ord. No. 5507 , § 2, 2023) SECTION 402 MATERIAL REQUIREMENTS