Material requirements

402.1 Hale materials. Hale shall be constructed using only materials grown and harvested in the State of Hawaiʻi. 402.2 Wood framing material. The wood members for the hale, such as posts and rafters, shall be, but not limited to hardwoods of unmilled, straight sections of trunks or branches of the following species: 1. Casaurina equisitafolia (ironwood). 2. Prosopis-allid (kiawe). 3. Eucalyptus robusta (eucalyptus). 4. Psidium cattleianum (strawberry guava). 5. Metrosideros polymorpha (ohia). 6. Rizophora mangle (mangrove). Exception: Ardisia elliptica (inkberry) may be used only for roof purlins as an alternative to specified woods listed in items 1 through 6. 402.3 Roofing and siding. Thatched roofing and siding materials for the hale may be any grass or leaf material grown and harvested in the State of Hawaiʻi, to include but not be limited to pili, kualohia, pueo, kāwelu, sugarcane leaves, and ti leaves. 402.4 Cord. Natural or synthetic cord used for lashing structural members of the hale shall be 400 pound test. Cord used for tying floating purlins and thatched materials shall be 100 pound test. All cord used on the hale shall be shades of green, tan, brown or black. 402.5 Metal prohibited. Metal shall not be used for the construction of the hale. ( Ord. No. 5507 , § 2, 2023) _____ SECTION 403 SIZE AND LOCATION