ROH §20-4.2
Fire safety checks for older high-rise homes
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗If you live in an older high-rise apartment building that doesn't have sprinklers throughout, the building must get a special fire and life safety check. The check must follow a specific rule and use a form the fire official requires.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Requirement for building fire and life safety evaluations
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.
Existing highrise residential buildings not protected throughout by an automatic fire sprinkler system shall receive a building fire and life safety evaluation in accordance with Section 13.3.2.26.2 on a form that is prescribed by the AHJ.
Published by the City and County of Honolulu through American Legal Publishing.
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