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HI Rev Stat § 130-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|130. Emergency Seat of Government|130-1 Emergency seat of state government.

  §130-1 Emergency seat of state government. Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of enemy attack, or the anticipated effects of a threatened enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the affairs of state government at the normal location of the seat thereof in Honolulu, city and county of Honolulu, the governor shall, as often as the exigencies of the situation require, by proclamation, declare an emergency temporary location, or locations, for the seat of government at such place, or places, within or without the State as the governor may deem advisable under the circumstances, and shall take such action and issue such orders as may be necessary for an orderly transition of the affairs of state government to the emergency temporary location, or locations. The emergency temporary location, or locations, shall remain as the seat of government until the legislature shall by law establish a new location, or locations, or until the emergency is declared to be ended by the governor and the seat of government is returned to its normal location. [L 1959, c 16, §1; Supp, §359A-1; HRS §130-1; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 130-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|130. Emergency Seat of Government|130-2 Effect of official state acts.

  §130-2 Effect of official state acts. During such time as the seat of government remains at an emergency temporary location, or locations, all official acts required by law to be performed at the seat of government by any officer, agency, department, or authority of the State, including the convening and meeting of the legislature in any kind of session, shall be as valid and binding when performed at the emergency temporary location, or locations, as if performed at the normal location of the seat of government. [L 1959, c 16, §2; Supp, §359A-2; HRS §130-2]
HI Rev Stat § 130-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|130. Emergency Seat of Government|130-3 Emergency seat of county government.

  §130-3 Emergency seat of county government. Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of enemy attack, or the anticipated effects of a threatened enemy attack, it becomes imprudent, inexpedient, or impossible to conduct the affairs of county government at the regular or usual place or places thereof, the governing body of each county may meet at any place within or without the territorial limits of the county on the call of the presiding officer or any two members of the governing body, and shall proceed to establish and designate by ordinance, resolution, or other manner, alternate or substitute sites or places as the emergency temporary location, or locations, of government where all, or any part, of the public business may be transacted and conducted during the emergency situation. The sites or places may be within or without the territorial limits of the county and may be within or without the State. [L 1959, c 16, §3; Supp, §359A-3; HRS §130-3]
HI Rev Stat § 130-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|130. Emergency Seat of Government|130-4 Effect of official county acts.

  §130-4 Effect of official county acts. During the period when the public business is being conducted at the emergency temporary location, or locations, the governing body and other officers of a county shall have and possess and shall exercise, at the location, or locations, all of the executive, legislative, and judicial powers and functions conferred upon the body and officers by or under the laws of the State. The powers and functions may be exercised in the light of the exigencies of the emergency situation without regard to or compliance with time-consuming procedures and formalities prescribed by law and pertaining thereto, and all acts of such body and officers shall be as valid and binding as if performed within the territorial limits of their county. [L 1959, c 16, §4; Supp, §359A-4; HRS §130-4]
HI Rev Stat § 130-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|130. Emergency Seat of Government|130-5 Applicability.

  §130-5 Applicability. This chapter shall control and be supreme in the event it shall be employed notwithstanding any statutory, charter, or ordinance provision to the contrary or in conflict herewith. [L 1959, c 16, §5; Supp, §359A-5; HRS §130-5]
HI Rev Stat § 132-1 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|132. Fire Protection|132-1 County fire chiefs; powers and duties.

  §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 county and of all facts concerning the same, and shall make such compilations and statistical investigations as the fire chief may deem proper, all of which shall be kept as permanent records in the fire chief's office. All records shall be public, except that any evidence in any investigation may, in the discretion of the county fire chief, be withheld from the public.  (b) Investigations, generally. The fire chief of each county shall:  (1) Investigate the cause, origin, and circumstances of fires;  (2) Supervise and make or cause to be made periodically a thorough inspection of all property which might constitute a fire hazard within the county;  (3) Summon and compel the attendance of witnesses and production of evidence and hold hearings and make orders in any matter under the fire chief's jurisdiction;  (4) Cooperate with any and all other governmental officers or agencies having jurisdiction in the matters. [L 1917, c 115, pt of §49; RL 1925, pt of §3463; RL 1935, pt of §6839; am L 1939, c 239, §1(1, 3, 9); RL 1945, §8525; RL 1955, §184-1; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §15; am L 1963, c 114, §3; HRS §132-1; am L 1978, c 241, §2(1); gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 132-2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|132. Fire Protection|132-2 General power to make rules.

  §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 relating to the protection of persons and property against fire. Such rules may relate to:  (1) Prevention of fires, and the inspection of property, periodically or otherwise, or for the prevention of or reduction of loss by fire, or to promote the safety of persons in case of fire;  (2) Manufacture, storage, sale, and use of combustibles and explosives;  (3) Installation and maintenance of automatic, or other fire alarm systems, and fire extinguishing equipment;  (4) Fire escape and other means of exits from or access to buildings or parts of buildings or other property in case of fire including the exterior approaches to exits of places of assembly. [L 1917, c 115, pt of §49; RL 1925, pt of §3463; RL 1935, pt of §6839; am L 1939, c 239, §1(2); RL 1945, §8526; am L 1949, c 364, §1; RL 1955, §184-2; am L 1965, c 96, §125; HRS §132-2; am L 1978, c 241, §2(2)]
HI Rev Stat § 132-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|132. Fire Protection|132-3 Adoption of state fire code.

  §132-3 Adoption of state fire code. The state fire council shall, pursuant to chapter 92 and exempt from the requirements of chapter 91, adopt a state fire code setting forth minimum requirements relative to the protection of persons and property from fire loss, including without limitation:  (1) The storage, handling, and use of hazardous substances, materials, and devices; and  (2) The control of conditions hazardous to life or property in the design, use, or occupancy of buildings and premises. The state fire code shall become part of the Hawaii state building codes as provided in section 107-25. The state fire council shall meet annually to review and amend the state fire code. [L 1941, c 176, § §1, 4; RL 1945, §8527; RL 1955, §184-3; am L 1965, c 96, §126; HRS §132-3; am L 1978, c 241, §2(3); am L 2001, c 55, §6; am L 2008, c 18, §1; am L 2014, c 164, §10; am L 2020, c 49, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 132-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|132. Fire Protection|132-4 OLD REPEALED. §132-4 Investigation of fires; criminal prosecutions.

  §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 investigate the cause, origin, and circumstances of fire by which property has been destroyed or damaged and so far as possible determine whether the fire was the result of carelessness or design.  If after any investigation the county fire chief is of the opinion that the evidence in relation to the fire indicates that a crime has been committed, the fire chief shall present the evidence to the prosecuting officer of the county in which the supposed offense was committed, with the request that the prosecuting officer institute such criminal proceedings as the evidence may warrant. [L 1917, c 115, pt of §49; RL 1925, pt of §3463; RL 1935, pt of §6839; am L 1939, c 239, §1(6, 7, 8); RL 1945, §8529; RL 1955, §184-5; HRS §132-5; am and ren L 1978, c 241, §2(5); gen ch 1985] Case Notes  Transmittal of circular on fire regulation to violator does not constitute notice of violation. 5 H. 41.
HI Rev Stat § 132-4.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|132. Fire Protection|132-4.5 Investigation of fires; immunity for information received from insurers.

  §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 concerning a loss or potential loss due to fire of suspicious or incendiary origin which information shall include but not be limited to:  (1) An insurance policy relating to such loss;  (2) Policy premium records;  (3) History of previous claims; and  (4) Other relevant material relating to such loss or potential loss.  (b) If any insurer has reason to suspect that a fire loss to its insured's real or personal property was caused by incendiary means, the insurer shall furnish the county fire chief with all relevant material acquired during its investigation of the fire loss, cooperate with and take such action as may be required of it by the county fire chief, and permit any person ordered by the court to inspect any of its records pertaining to the policy and the loss. Such insurer may request the county fire chief to release information relating to any investigation the fire chief has made concerning any such fire loss of suspicious or incendiary origin.  (c) In the absence of fraud, malice, or criminal act, no insurer or person who furnishes information on its behalf, shall be liable for damages in a civil action or be subject to criminal prosecution for any oral or written statement made that is necessary to supply information required pursuant to this section.  (d) The county fire chief receiving any information furnished pursuant to this section shall hold the information in confidence until such time as its release is required in furtherance of a criminal or civil proceeding.  (e) The county fire chief, in person or by officers or members of the fire chief's fire department, may be required to testify as to any information in the fire chief's possession regarding the fire loss of real or personal property in any civil action in which any person seeks recovery under a policy against any insurance company for the fire loss. [L 1979, c 215, §1; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 132-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|132. Fire Protection|132-5 Right of entry for inspection; unlawful to obstruct.

  §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, except the interior of private dwellings, to make any inspection, investigation, or examination that is authorized to be made under this chapter. The county fire chief or the chief's designees may enter any private dwelling whenever the fire chief or the chief's designees have reason to believe that dangerous conditions creating a fire hazard exist in the dwelling. The county fire chief or the chief's designees may enter any private dwelling when a fire has occurred in the dwelling. It shall be unlawful to obstruct, hinder, or delay any person having the right to make the inspection, investigation, or examination in the performance of duty.  The county fire chief or the chief's designees are authorized to make an inspection of all buildings and facilities, except state-owned airport facilities, the frequency of which shall be made in accordance with section 132-6, and shall make a report to the authorities responsible for the maintenance of any building or facility when it is found that a building or facility does not meet minimum standards of fire and safety protection. [L 1917, c 115, pt of §49; RL 1925, pt of §3463; RL 1935, pt of §6839; am L 1939, c 239, §1(13); RL 1945, §8530; RL 1955, §184-6; am L 1959, c 114, §1; HRS §132-6; am and ren L 1978, c 241, §2(6); gen ch 1985; am L 2001, c 6, §1; am L 2007, c 10, §2; am L 2009, c 105, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 132-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|132. Fire Protection|132-7 Duty of owner to remove fire hazard; expense; lien.

  §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 appeal, and within the time therein fixed, then the county fire chief may cause the buildings, structures, or premises to be repaired, torn down, demolished, materials removed, and all dangerous conditions remedied, as the case may be, at the expense of the owner or occupant, and, if the owner or occupant within thirty days thereafter fails, neglects, or refuses to pay the county fire chief the expense incurred thereby by the fire chief, the county shall have a prior lien for the expense on the real estate on which the buildings or structures were located, or on the premises involved, by the filing of a notice of lien in the bureau of conveyances or in the office of the assistant registrar of the land court, or both, as appropriate. [L 1917, c 115, pt of §49; RL 1925, pt of §3463; RL 1935, pt of §6839; am L 1939, c 239, §1(12); RL 1945, §8532; RL 1955, §184-8; HRS §132-8; am and ren L 1978, c 241, §2(8); gen ch 1985; am L 1998, c 219, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 132-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|132. Fire Protection|132-8 Duties of owners generally.

  §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 construct, keep, and make the building, structure, or other premises, in this chapter designated "building", reasonably safe from loss of life or injury to persons or property by fire, in this chapter designated "fire loss", in view of the type of construction, the use of the building, and all other pertinent circumstances.  (b) No owner shall permit the occupancy or use of any building which is not reasonably safe from fire loss and no owner shall fail to furnish, provide, and use reasonably adequate protection and safeguards against fire, or fail to adopt and use processes and methods reasonably adequate to render the building safe from fire loss; and no owner or other person shall fail or neglect to do every other thing reasonably necessary to prevent a fire loss in any building under the owner's or person's charge or control. [L 1917, c 115, pt of §49; RL 1925, pt of §3463; RL 1935, pt of §6839; am L 1939, c 239, §1(14); RL 1945, §8533; RL 1955, §184-9; HRS §132-9; am and ren L 1978, c 241, §2(9); gen ch 1985] Law Journals and Reviews  Tort and Insurance "Reform" in a Common Law Court. 14 UH L. Rev. 55. Case Notes  Fireman's Rule adopted. 72 H. 191, 811 P.2d 821.
HI Rev Stat § 132-8.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|132. Fire Protection|132-8.5 Automatic elevators.

  §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 which there is an elevator having automatic operation, shall provide that one or more elevators in such building shall be arranged for use by firefighters as follows:  (1) A key-operated switch with light jewel shall be provided adjacent to the elevator at the street floor landing and may be provided at other landings subject to the discretion of the county fire chief. The key-operated switch shall remove the elevator from normal service and place it on firefighters' service.  (2) The key-operated switch shall, when operated, cancel existing car calls, prevent registration of further car calls, prevent the opening of the elevator doors except at the landing at which the switch is located, and cause the car to travel to that landing bypassing other landing calls. The light jewel shall be illuminated when the car is returning to the firefighters' landing in response to the operation of the key-operated switch.  (3) When the car arrives at the firefighters' landing, the doors shall open and remain open until closed by the operation of the elevator from the car.  (4) A key-operated switch shall be provided in the car which can be operated only by the key which operates the firefighters' landing switch and which, when operated, shall permit operation of the elevator only from the car-operating buttons and cause the elevator to bypass landing calls.  (b) In any case where a contract for the installation of an elevator in a building with more than five floors above or below ground, has been entered on or after July 1, 1974, the elevator shall meet all requirements of the American National Standard Safety Code for Elevators, A17.1-1971, and supplements A17.1a-1972 and A17.1b-1973, as amended from time to time.  (c) The installation, operation, and maintenance of the safety feature prescribed in subsection (a) shall comply with Appendix E of the American National Standard Safety Code for Elevators A17.1-1971, as amended from time to time, and with rules promulgated in conformity with chapter 91 by each county fire chief.  (d) Each county fire chief shall, after consultation with the director of labor and industrial relations as administrator of the Hawaii Occupational Safety and Health Law under chapter 396, promulgate rules in conformity with chapter 91 necessary for the purposes of this section as it applies to all elevators contracted for, before July 1, 1974.  (e) Any person who violates this section shall be subject to the penalties provided in section 132-13. [L 1972, c 24, §2; am L 1974, c 67, §1; HRS §132-9.5; am L 1977, c 191, §2; am and ren L 1978, c 241, §2(10)]
HI Rev Stat § 132-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|132. Fire Protection|132-9 Submission of building plans for approval.

  §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 adopted fire code for the following:  (1) Construction, alteration, rehabilitation, or addition to any building, structure, or facility;  (2) Changes in the use of a building or structure, or a change in occupancy; and  (3) Installation or alteration of any procedures, equipment, property, or structure for any life safety or fire protection systems.  No work shall commence without the necessary permits issued by the jurisdiction having authority.  This section shall be applicable to the State and the counties, and other municipal subdivisions, and their officers, as well as to private persons. [L 1945, c 166, §1; RL 1955, §184-10; am L 1963, c 3, §1; HRS §132-10; am and ren L 1978, c 241, §2(11); gen ch 1985; am L 2013, c 179, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 132-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|132. Fire Protection|132-10 Witnesses; fees.

  §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 of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence, and examining witnesses as are possessed by circuit courts. In case of disobedience by any person of any order of the county fire appeals board or the county fire chief or of any subpoena issued by either of them or of the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter regarding which the witness may be questioned lawfully, any circuit judge, on application by the county corporation counsel, shall compel obedience as in case of disobedience of all requirements of a subpoena issued from a circuit court or a refusal to testify therein. The fees and traveling expenses of witnesses shall be the same as are allowed witnesses in the circuit courts and shall be paid by the appropriate county out of any appropriation or funds available for the expenses of the county fire chief. [L 1917, c 115, pt of §49; RL 1925, pt of §3463; RL 1935, pt of §6839; am L 1939, c 239, §1(19); RL 1945, §8535; RL 1955, §184-12; HRS §132-12; am L 1973, c 31, pt of §21; am and ren L 1978, c 241, §2(13); gen ch 1985] Rules of Court  Subpoena, see HRCP rule 45.
HI Rev Stat § 132-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|132. Fire Protection|132-11 OLD REPEALED. §132-11 Recorded order of county fire chiefs as evidence.

  §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 fire chief shall be filed in the fire chief's office and such duplicate original shall be admissible as evidence in any prosecution for the violation of any of its provisions. Unless an appeal has been instituted and is pending, the provisions of any order shall be presumed to be reasonable and lawful and to fix a reasonable and proper standard and requirement of safety from fire loss. [L 1917, c 115, pt of §49; RL 1925, pt of §3463; RL 1935, pt of §6839; am L 1939, c 239, §1(18); RL 1945, §8436; RL 1955, §184-13; HRS §132-13; am and ren L 1978, c 241, §2(14); gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 132-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|132. Fire Protection|132-12 Court aid.

  §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 the fire chief in pursuance of law. [L 1917, c 115, pt of §49; RL 1925, pt of §3463; RL 1935, pt of §6839; am L 1939, c 239, §1(20); RL 1945, §8537; RL 1955, §184-14; am L 1965, c 96, §127; HRS §132-14; am and ren L 1978, c 241, §2(15); gen ch 1985; am L 1993, c 6, §7]
HI Rev Stat § 132-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 10. Public Safety and Internal Security|132. Fire Protection|132-13 Penalty.

  §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 chapter or any law, ordinance, or rule relating to protection from fire loss or who fails or refuses to comply with any order of the county fire chief shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than thirty days, or both. [L 1917, c 115, pt of §49; RL 1925, pt of §3463; am L 1929, c 24, §1; am imp L 1932 1st, c 13; am L 1933-4, c 28, §1; RL 1935, pt of §6839; am L 1939, c 239, §1(21); RL 1945, §8538; RL 1955, §184-15; HRS §132-15; am and ren L 1978, c 241, §2(16)]