ROH §20-2.1
Life safety rules for existing hotels and business buildings
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section explains why the rules exist and which buildings they cover. It applies to existing hotels and business buildings. The fire chief decides if a building is a business building, and you can appeal that decision to the board of appeals.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — General
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.
(a) Purpose. The purpose of this article is to provide for a reasonable degree of public safety by establishing minimum life safety requirements for existing hotel buildings and existing business buildings.
(b) Scope. This article shall apply to every existing hotel building and every existing business building as defined in this article. A determination that an existing building is “an existing business building” subject to this article shall be made by the fire chief. Any appeal from the decision of the fire chief may be submitted to the board of appeals for hearing and determination as provided in Chapter 16 .
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