ROH §16-13.10

How to verify a residential safe room is built correctly

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This section says that when a residential safe room is built or installed, someone must check that it matches the approved drawings. The check must follow the rules in a specific building code chapter. It does not say who does the check or what happens if it fails.

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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Special inspection

A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

The construction or installation of the residential safe room must be verified for conformance to the drawings in accordance with the appropriate requirements of International Building Code Chapter 17.

Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.

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