reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
HI Rev Stat § 46-13.1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|46. General Provisions|46-13.1 Volunteer fire stations.

  §46-13.1 Volunteer fire stations. The council of the several counties may establish and maintain one or more volunteer fire stations in any area or areas of the county as it may determine to be necessary to provide adequate fire protection. All necessary facilities and equipment for the volunteer fire stations may be furnished by the county. The officers, firefighters or other personnel necessary for the operation or maintenance of these stations shall be selected and appointed by the fire chief partially or entirely on a voluntary noncompensatory basis and except as otherwise provided in this section. All volunteer personnel for any volunteer fire station shall serve at the pleasure of the fire chief.  The fire chief of the county shall have full authority and control over all volunteer fire stations, their equipment, apparatus, officers, firefighters, and personnel, and the fire chief may designate a suitable person to be in charge of any volunteer fire station. Suitable instructors may be assigned from time to time by the fire chief to such fire stations for the training of volunteer firefighters and personnel.  In case any person serving in the capacity of volunteer personnel for the fire station, including a volunteer officer or firefighter, sustains any injury or dies as a result of any accident arising out of and in the course of training, or the performance of duty for such fire station, the person shall be entitled to the benefits provided for volunteer personnel in part V of chapter 386, and be considered to be an employee of the county for the purpose of obtaining compensation benefits under chapter 386. Compensation benefits shall be determined upon the basis of average weekly wages computed as set forth in section 386-51, and upon the basis of earnings from the usual employment of the person, or upon the basis of earnings at the rate of $18 per week, whichever is most favorable to the claimant or claimants. The director of labor and industrial relations shall administer the provisions hereof in accordance with section 386-172.  Any provision to the contrary notwithstanding, volunteer personnel, including officers and firefighters, shall be entitled to subsistence in amounts deemed proper by the council of the respective counties. [L 1973, c 162, §1; am L 1983, c 124, §15; gen ch 1985] Attorney General Opinions  Section establishes a comprehensive statutory scheme for counties to rely upon to secure firefighting services from volunteers who are not civil servants; its literal provisions can be given effect only if terms "other law" or "state statute" used in § §76-16(17) and 76-77(10) are construed liberally. Att. Gen. Op. 97-6.
HI Rev Stat § 46-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|46. General Provisions|46-14 REPEALED.

 §46-14 REPEALED. L 1978, c 153, §1. Cross References  For provisions dealing with emergency medical services, see chapter 321, part XVIII.  Rapid identification documents, see §321-23.6.
HI Rev Stat § 46-14.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|46. General Provisions|46-14.5 Land use density and infrastructure; low-income rental units.

  §46-14.5 Land use density and infrastructure; low-income rental units. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the counties are authorized to provide flexibility in land use density provisions and public facility requirements to encourage the development of any rental housing project where at least a portion of the rental units are set aside for persons and families with incomes at or below one hundred forty per cent of the area median family income, of which twenty per cent are set aside for persons and families with incomes at or below eighty per cent of the area median family income. [L 2005, c 196, §3; am L 2006, c 217, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 46-15.3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|46. General Provisions|46-15.3 Regulation of adult family boarding home and care home.

  §46-15.3 Regulation of adult family boarding home and care home. (a) For the purpose of regulation under a county's life safety code, building code, fire code, or any other ordinance of similar purpose, a licensed adult family boarding home or licensed care home that provides living accommodations for:  (1) The operator of the home and operator's family; and  (2) Up to six other persons, not more than three of whom are incapable of self-preservation because of age or physical or mental limitations, shall be deemed a single-family dwelling occupied by a family.  (b) For the purpose of this section:  "Building code" means an ordinance the purpose of which is to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property, and public welfare by regulating and controlling the design, construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location, and maintenance of all buildings and structures within the county's jurisdiction and certain equipment specifically regulated by the ordinance.  "Fire code" means an ordinance adopted under section 132-3 or an ordinance intended to prescribe regulations consistent with recognized good practice for the safeguarding to a reasonable degree of life and property from the hazards of fire and explosion arising from the storage, handling, and use of hazardous substances, materials, and devices and from conditions hazardous to life or property in the use or occupancy of buildings or premises.  "Licensed adult family boarding home" means an adult family boarding home licensed under chapter 346, part IV.  "Licensed care home" means a care home licensed under section 321-15.6.  "Life safety code" means an ordinance the purpose of which is to establish minimum requirements that will provide a reasonable degree of safety from fire in buildings and structures. [L 1985, c 302, §1; am L 2006, c 270, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 46-15.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|46. General Provisions|46-15.5 Cooperation by state departments.

 §46-15.5 Cooperation by state departments. All state departments, including the departments of human services and health, shall cooperate with the counties with respect to administrative inspections conducted under section 46-15.4, by providing information:  (1) Regarding probable violations of the conditions of a license under section 445-95;  (2) Regarding the probable operation of a lodging or tenement house, group home, group residence, group living arrangement, hotel, boardinghouse, or restaurant; or  (3) That may be used to satisfy the probable cause requirement of section 46-15.4. [L 1987, c 333, pt of §1; am L 1989, c 261, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 46-15.6 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|46. General Provisions|46-15.6 Definitions.

 §46-15.6 Definitions. When used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:  "Premises" shall include but not be limited to a lodging or tenement house, group residence, group living arrangement, hotel, boardinghouse, or restaurant as further defined in section 445-90, or any other like facility serving unsupervised or unrelated individuals.  "Public nuisances" shall include but not be limited to the placement of structures, stalls, stands, furniture, and containers on streets, sidewalks, and public places where the placement of structures, stalls, stands, furniture, and containers are inconsistent with or frustrate the purpose, function, or activity for which the street, sidewalk, or public place was intended. [L 1987, c 333, pt of §1; am L 1994, c 171, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 46-15.7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|46. General Provisions|46-15.7 Concurrent processing. When amendments to a county community or development plan, a county zoning map, or any combination of the two, are necessary to permit the development of a housing project, requests for amendments to these plans and zoning maps shall be allowed, if accepted for processing by the county, to be processed concurrently at the request of the applicant. In addition, upon the request of the applicant, these plan and zoning map amendment requests may be processed concurrently with any request to the state land use commission for the redesignation of lands which would permit the development of the housing project. For the purposes of this section: "County community or development plan" means a relatively detailed plan for an area or region within a county to implement the objectives and policies of a county general plan. "Housing project" means a plan, design, or undertaking for the development of single- or multi-family housing, including any affordable housing component which may be required by the county council. A housing project may also include ancillary uses such as commercial and industrial uses which are an integral part of the development. [L 1994, c 262, §1] Cross References Facilitated application process, see §201-62. Law Journals and Reviews The Scramble to Protect the American Dream in Paradise: Is Affordable Housing Possible in Hawaii? 10 HBJ No. 13, at pg. 37.

  §46-15.7 Concurrent processing. When amendments to a county community or development plan, a county zoning map, or any combination of the two, are necessary to permit the development of a housing project, requests for amendments to these plans and zoning maps shall be allowed, if accepted for processing by the county, to be processed concurrently at the request of the applicant. In addition, upon the request of the applicant, these plan and zoning map amendment requests may be processed concurrently with any request to the state land use commission for the redesignation of lands which would permit the development of the housing project.  For the purposes of this section:  "County community or development plan" means a relatively detailed plan for an area or region within a county to implement the objectives and policies of a county general plan.  "Housing project" means a plan, design, or undertaking for the development of single- or multi-family housing, including any affordable housing component which may be required by the county council. A housing project may also include ancillary uses such as commercial and industrial uses which are an integral part of the development. [L 1994, c 262, §1] Cross References  Facilitated application process, see §201-62. Law Journals and Reviews  The Scramble to Protect the American Dream in Paradise: Is Affordable Housing Possible in Hawaii? 10 HBJ No. 13, at pg. 37.
HI Rev Stat § 46-15.9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|46. General Provisions|46-15.9 Traffic regulation; repair and maintenance; public right to use public streets, roads, or highways whose ownership is in dispute.

  §46-15.9 Traffic regulation; repair and maintenance; public right to use public streets, roads, or highways whose ownership is in dispute. (a) Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, any county and its authorized personnel may impose and enforce traffic laws and shall enforce chapters 249; 286; 287; 291; 291C; 291E; 431, articles 10C and 10G; and 486, part III on public streets, roads, or highways whose ownership is in dispute between the State and the county.  (b) Any provision of the law to the contrary notwithstanding, any county and its authorized personnel may repair or maintain, in whole or in part, public streets, roads, or highways whose ownership is in dispute between the State and the county.  (c) No presumption that a county owns a particular street, road, or highway shall arise as a result of the county's performance of the activities allowed by subsection (a) or (b).  (d) The general public shall have the unrestricted right to use public streets, roads, or highways whose ownership is in dispute between the State and the county to access the shoreline and other public recreational areas; provided that this subsection shall not apply to any private street, road, or highway whose ownership is in dispute.  (e) As used in this section:  "Public recreational area" means coastal and inland recreational areas, including beaches, shores, public parks, public lands, public trails, and bodies of water opened to the public for recreational use. [L 2008, c 56, §2; am L 2010, c 153, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 46-15.21 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|46. General Provisions|46-15.21 Housing choice voucher program.

  §46-15.21 Housing choice voucher program. No county shall disqualify a legal nonconforming dwelling unit from the housing choice voucher program if the unit meets zoning and building code requirements and other program standards such as health and safety standards. [L 2017, c 176, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 46-15.25 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|46. General Provisions|46-15.25 Infrastructure dedication; affordable housing.

  §46-15.25 Infrastructure dedication; affordable housing. (a) Infrastructure for affordable housing shall be deemed dedicated to the county if the county does not accept or reject the request for dedication of infrastructure within sixty days of the receipt by the appropriate county council of a completed application for dedication request; provided that:  (1) Applicable meter and connection fees and utility costs relating to the dedicated infrastructure have been paid;  (2) The dedicated infrastructure conforms to applicable county standards in effect at the time of construction; and  (3) The completion of the improvements comprising a dedicated infrastructure is granted approval by the county.  (b) For the purposes of this section:  "Affordable housing" means housing that is affordable to households with incomes at or below one hundred forty per cent of the median family income as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.  "Infrastructure" includes water, drainage, sewer, waste disposal and waste treatment systems, road, and street lighting that connect to the infrastructure of the county. [L 2009, c 142, §2; am L 2010, c 26, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 46-15.35 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|46. General Provisions|46-15.35 Family child care homes; permitted use in residential areas and agriculturally designated districts. (a) For the purposes of zoning, family child care homes shall be: (1) Considered a residential use of property and shall be a permitted use in all residentially designated zones, including but not limited to zones for single-family dwellings; and (2) Considered a permitted use in all agriculturally designated districts; provided that the family child care home is located in a farm dwelling, notwithstanding sections 205-2 and 205-4.5. No conditional use permit, variance, or special exception shall be required for residences used as family child care homes. (b) For the purposes of this section, "family child care home" means a private residence, including an apartment, unit, or townhouse, as those terms are defined in section 502C-1, at which care may be provided for one to no more than six children who are unrelated to the caregiver by blood, marriage, or adoption at any given time. [L 1996, c 303, §2; am L 1999, c 242, § §3, 8(2); am L 2001, c 225, §3; am L 2005, c 20, §1; am L 2014, c 210, §1]

  §46-15.35 Family child care homes; permitted use in residential areas and agriculturally designated districts. (a) For the purposes of zoning, family child care homes shall be:  (1) Considered a residential use of property and shall be a permitted use in all residentially designated zones, including but not limited to zones for single-family dwellings; and  (2) Considered a permitted use in all agriculturally designated districts; provided that the family child care home is located in a farm dwelling, notwithstanding sections 205-2 and 205-4.5. No conditional use permit, variance, or special exception shall be required for residences used as family child care homes.  (b) For the purposes of this section, "family child care home" means a private residence, including an apartment, unit, or townhouse, as those terms are defined in section 502C-1, at which care may be provided for one to no more than six children who are unrelated to the caregiver by blood, marriage, or adoption at any given time. [L 1996, c 303, §2; am L 1999, c 242, § §3, 8(2); am L 2001, c 225, §3; am L 2005, c 20, §1; am L 2014, c 210, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 46-15.36 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|46. General Provisions|46-15.36 Hospice homes; permitted use in residential areas.

 §46-15.36 Hospice homes; permitted use in residential areas. For purposes of section 46-4, a hospice home shall be considered a residential use of property and shall be a permitted use in residentially designated zones including but not limited to zones for single-family dwellings. No conditional use, permit, variance, or special exception shall be required for a residence used as a hospice home.  For purposes of this section, "hospice home" means any facility operated by a licensed hospice service agency providing twenty-four-hour living accommodations to no more than five unrelated persons who are admitted to the hospice program of care. [L 1999, c 77, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 46-15.39 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|46. General Provisions|46-15.39 REPEALED.

  §46-15.39 REPEALED. L 2005, c 139, §4.
HI Rev Stat § 46-15.01 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|46. General Provisions|46-15.01 Limitation of application.

  §46-15.01 Limitation of application. This chapter shall not be construed to exempt counties from the application of chapter 104 to experimental and demonstration housing projects pursuant to section 46-15. [L 1992, c 281, §1] Attorney General Opinions  Chapter 104 applied to the county of Hawaii's Waikoloa employee housing project pursuant to this section and the plain language of §104-2. Att. Gen. Op. 06-1.
HI Rev Stat § 46-16 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|46. General Provisions|46-16 Traffic regulation and control over private streets.

 §46-16 Traffic regulation and control over private streets. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, any county and its authorized personnel may impose and enforce traffic regulations and place appropriate traffic control devices, and may enforce chapters 249; 286; 287; 291; 291C; 291E; 431, articles 10C and 10G; and 486, part III on the following categories of private streets, highways, or thoroughfares, except private roads used primarily for agricultural and ranching purposes:  (1) Any private street, highway, or thoroughfare which has been used continuously by the general public for a period of not less than six months; provided that the county shall not be responsible for the maintenance and repair of the private street, highway, or thoroughfare when it imposes or enforces traffic regulations and highway safety laws or places or permits to be placed appropriate traffic control devices on that street, highway, or thoroughfare; provided further that no adverse or prescriptive rights shall accrue to the general public when the county imposes or enforces traffic regulations and highway safety laws or places appropriate traffic control devices on that street, highway, or thoroughfare; nor shall county consent to the placement of traffic control signs or markings on a private street be deemed to constitute control over that street; and  (2) Any private street, highway, or thoroughfare which is intended for dedication to the public use as provided in section 264-1 and is open for public travel but has not yet been accepted by the county. [L 1973, c 137, §1; am L 1988, c 358, §1; am L 1995, c 173, §2; am L 2010, c 153, §2] Case Notes  While the fact that the privately owned road was platted on a subdivision map, that §265A-1 authorized counties to repair and maintain private streets, and this section authorized counties to regulate traffic on private streets, and each of these factors was significant in determining which party or parties had control of the private roadway, appellate court erred in concluding as a matter of law that defendant property owners did not control roadway and thus had no duty to maintain, repair, or warn of a dangerous condition; the issue of control of the roadway was a question of fact for the jury. 103 H. 385, 83 P.3d 100.
HI Rev Stat § 46-16.2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 6. County Organization and Administration|46. General Provisions|46-16.2 Commuter benefits program.

  §46-16.2 Commuter benefits program. (a) The counties may adopt an ordinance establishing a commuter benefits program that consists of one or more of the following commuter benefits options:  (1) A program, consistent with section 132(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, allowing covered employees to elect to exclude from taxable wages costs incurred for transit passes, vanpool charges, and bicycle commuting costs up to the maximum amount allowed by federal tax law;  (2) A program whereby the employer offers employees a subsidy to offset the monthly cost of commuting via transit, vanpool, or bicycle. The subsidy shall be equal to the lesser of the monthly cost of a transit pass or the monthly cost of a vanpool; provided that a subsidy for bicycle costs shall be in addition to subsidies for transit and vanpool costs; or  (3) Transportation furnished by the employer at no cost or low cost, as determined by the designated authority, to employees in a vanpool, bus, or similar multi-passenger vehicle operated by or for the employer.  (b) Nothing in this section shall prevent an employer from offering a more generous commuter benefit that is otherwise consistent with the requirements of the applicable commuter benefits ordinance. Nothing in this section shall require employees to change their method of commute. This section shall not be construed to absolve any employer or other party from any obligation required by an existing collective bargaining agreement with employees or any provision of law.  (c) For purposes of this section:  "Employee" means any person who is on the employer's payroll and works in a full-time or part-time position. The term includes any person who is entitled to payment of a minimum wage from an employer under the Hawaii minimum wage law.  "Employer" means any person, including corporate officers or executives, who directly or indirectly or through an agent of any other person, including through the services of a temporary service or staffing agency or similar entity, employs or exercises control over the wages, hours, or working conditions of an employee.  "Transit pass" means any pass, token, fare card, voucher, or similar item entitling a person to transportation on public transit, including but not limited to travel by bus or train.  "Vanpool" means any highway vehicle that:  (1) Has the seating capacity of at least six adults, not including the driver; and  (2) Is reasonably expected to use at least eighty per cent of the mileage for the purpose of transporting a number of employees equal to at least fifty per cent of the seating capacity of the vehicle, not including the driver, in connection with travel between the residence and place of employment of employees. [L 2015, c 205, §2]