Definitions
HRS §107-21
in effect107-21. 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]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol02_Ch0046-0115/HRS0107/HRS_0107-0021.htmFetched: 11/10/2026