Hawaii Revised Statutes 132. Fire Protection
- 132-1 County Fire Chiefs; Powers and Duties.
(a) Records. The fire chief of each county shall keep in the county fire chief's office a record of all fires occurring in the...
- 132-2 General Power to Make Rules.
Subject to chapter 91, the fire chief of each county may adopt rules which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of any ordinance...
- 132-3 Adoption of State Fire Code.
The state fire council shall, after public hearings pursuant to chapter 91, adopt a state fire code setting forth minimum requirements relative to the...
- 132-4 [Old] Repealed.
L 1978, c 241, §2(4). §132-4 Investigation of fires; criminal prosecutions. The fire chief of the county in which any fire occurs shall immediately...
- 132-4.5 Investigation of Fires; Immunity for Information Received From Insurers.
(a) The fire chief of each county may require any insurer in writing to release information relating to any investigation the insurer has made...
- 132-5 Right of Entry for Inspection; Unlawful to Obstruct.
The county fire chief or the chief's designees, at all reasonable hours may enter any buildings, structures, or premises within the fire chief's jurisdiction,...
- 132-6 Duties of County Fire Chiefs; Periodic Inspections; Orders to Remove Fire Hazards; Appeals.
(a) Each county fire chief, in person or by officers or members of the fire chief's fire department designated by the fire chief for...
- 132-7 Duty of Owner to Remove Fire Hazard; Expense; Lien.
If the owner or occupant, to whom the order is directed, fails to comply with the order, or with the order as modified on...
- 132-8 Duties of Owners Generally.
(a) Every owner or other person having charge of or control over any building, structure, or other premises, in this chapter designated "owner", shall...
- 132-8.5 Automatic Elevators.
(a) Every owner, as defined in section 132-8, of a building in a county with more than five floors above or below ground, in...
- 132-9 Submission of Building Plans for Approval.
The county fire chief shall be authorized by each respective county to require plans or documentation, or both, to show compliance with the county's...
- 132-10 Witnesses; Fees.
The county fire appeals board or the county fire chief shall in all proceedings have the same powers respecting administering oaths, compelling the attendance...
- 132-11 [Old] Repealed.
L 1978, c 241, §2(12). §132-11 Recorded order of county fire chiefs as evidence. A duplicate original of every order made by each county...
- 132-12 Court Aid.
Each county fire chief may invoke the aid of any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any order or action made or taken by...
- 132-13 Penalty.
Any owner, occupant, or other person having control over or charge of any building, structure, or other premises who violates any provision of this...
- 132-14 Educational Powers of County Fire Chiefs.
The fire chiefs of each county may: (1) Appoint advisers, promote and secure the appointment and service of committees of commercial, industrial, labor, civic,...
- 132-15 Powers of Director of Labor and Industrial Relations.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to deprive the director of labor and industrial relations of any power or jurisdiction over or...
- 132-16 State Fire Council; Composition; Functions.
(a) There is established a state fire council which shall be placed within the department of labor and industrial relations for administrative purposes. The...
- 132-17 Novelty Lighters; Prohibited; Penalties.
(a) No person shall sell, offer for sale, or otherwise distribute any novelty lighter within the State. (b) As used in this section, "novelty...
- 132-18 Administrative Staffing for the State Fire Council.
(a) The state fire council may employ on a full-time basis an administrator and administrative assistant, without regard to chapters 76 and 89. The administrator...
- 132-19 Aerial Luminaries; Prohibited.
(a) It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale, distribute, possess, ignite, or otherwise use aerial luminaries, commonly known as sky lanterns, Hawaii lanterns,...
Last modified: October 27, 2016