STAND. COM. REP. NO.  601-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2358

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 2358, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE BUILDING CODE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to promote uniformity in statewide building standards by establishing the Hawaii State Building Code Council and the Natural Disaster Preparedness Commission, and adopting the Hawaii State Building Code.

 

     One individual testified in support of this measure.  State Fire Council, Honolulu Fire Department, Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, Maui County Council, Department of Fire and Public Safety of Maui County, Kauai Fire Department, Department of Public Works of the County of Maui, Structural Engineers Association of Hawaii, Institute for Business & Home Safety, and four individuals testified in opposition to this measure.  The Hawaii Farm Bureau Federation, Building Industry Association of Hawaii, Hawaii Farmers Union United, and General Contractors Association provided comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the representation of voting members on the Hawaii state building code council by including a representative from the State fire council and changing the number of individuals that represent the interests of homeowners from three to two;

 

     (2)  Retaining present requirements that the Hawaii building code must include Hawaii design standards implementing hurricane resistant criteria; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2358, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2358, H.D. 2.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs,

 

 

 

 

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair