§107-21 Definitions. As used in this part:
"Codes and standards" means nationally recognized minimum requirements that shall be met for design and construction to safeguard life, property, and the general welfare.
"Council" means the state building code council.
"Department" means the department of accounting and general services.
"Hawaii state building codes" means the building codes and standards that the state building code council adopts under section 107-24.
"Hurricane resistant criteria" means the design criteria for enhanced hurricane protection areas that are capable of withstanding a five hundred-year hurricane event, as developed by the state department of defense for public shelter and residential safe room design criteria.
"State building construction" means any building construction project or program initiated by a state agency or requiring the use of state funds. [L 2007, c 82, pt of §2; am L 2014, c 164, §2]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
Title 9. Public Property, Purchasing and Contracting
107-1 Management of internal improvements.
107-2 Surveys, maps, etc., lands, harbors, etc.
107-3 Powers and duties of the department of accounting and general services.
107-4 Duties of counties relating to maps, surveyors, reports.
107-5 Costs, fees and charges.
107-6 Standards prescribed by department.
107-7 Assistance of private employees authorized.
107-9 Appraisers of property, number.
107-10 Acquiring of real property; prior approval.
107-11 Parking; control by comptroller.
107-22 State building code council.
107-23 Executive director and executive assistant; council budget.
107-24 Authority and duties of the council.
107-25 Hawaii state building codes; requirements.
107-26 Hawaii state building codes; prohibitions.
107-27 Design of state buildings.
107-28 County authority to amend and adopt the Hawaii state building codes without council approval.