Building Division has submitted a new construction code bill for the County of Hawaiʻi to the Office of the County Clerk on Thursday, June 18, for placement on a committee hearing scheduled for July 7, 2020.

The bill repeals chapters 5 (building), 9 (electricity), and 17 (plumbing) and adopts the following new chapters:

• 5A - Building Code (International Building Code)
• 5D - Electrical Code (National Electric Code)
• 5E - Energy Conservation Code (International Energy Conservation Code)
• 5F - Plumbing Code (Uniform Plumbing Code)

(Chapters 5B and 5C are RESERVED for the future adoption of the residential building code and the existing building code.)

DPW hopes to adopt the bill in advance of the State Building Council's August 21,2020 deadline for Counties to adopt the state electrical and plumbing codes. If the County does not adopt its own updated versions of the electrical and plumbing codes prior to this deadline, the State Building Council's versions will automatically become effective in Hawaiʻi County.