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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 6 - Title

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.1.2 is amended to read as follows: 1.1.2 Title.
				  This code shall be known as the State Fire Code, may be cited as such, and will
				  be referred to in this chapter as this code.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 7 - Conflicts

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.3.3.3 is added to read as follows: 1.3.3.3 When a
				  difference occurs in the requirements for design and construction for new
				  construction of buildings between this code and the building code, the building
				  code shall apply.
Exception: This code does not apply to new construction
				  except when this code is specifically referenced from the building
				  code.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 8 - Building code

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.3.6.3 is amended to read as follows: 1.3.6.3
				  Repairs, renovations, alterations, reconstruction, change of occupancy, and
				  additions to buildings shall conform with the building code.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 10 - Fire insurance records and reports

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.11.5 is added to read as follows: 1.11.5 Upon the
				  AHJ's request, every company or agent transacting the business of fire
				  insurance in this State shall be required to file with the AHJ in each county a
				  monthly record of fire losses paid or incurred on forms prescribed, permitted,
				  or furnished by the AHJ. These forms shall contain information on each fire
				  loss such as the name of the insured, name of the adjuster, date and time of
				  fire, construction of building or structure burned, amount of insurance paid,
				  and apportionment of the loss where more than one company insured the risk. The
				  current National Fire Incident Reporting System report forms may be
				  used.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 12 - Certificates of fitness authorization

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.13.1 is amended to read as follows: See Hawaii
				  Administrative Rules (HAR) 1244.1 Testing, Certifying, and Credentialing
				  Individuals Who Perform Maintenance and Testing of Portable Fire Extinguishers,
				  Fire Protection Systems, and Fire Alarm Systems.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 13 - Mandatory certificates of fitness

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.13.2 is amended to read as follows: See HAR 12-44.1
				  Testing, Certifying, and Credentialing Individuals Who Perform Maintenance and
				  Testing of Portable Fire Extinguishers, Fire Protection Systems, and Fire Alarm
				  Systems.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 14 - Certification of applicant general

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.13.5.1 is amended to read as follows: See HAR
				  12-44.1 Testing, Certifying, and Credentialing Individuals Who Perform
				  Maintenance and Testing of Portable Fire Extinguishers, Fire Protection
				  Systems, and Fire Alarm Systems.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 15 - Certification of applicant transfer

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.13.6 is amended to read as follows: See HAR 12-44.1
				  Testing, Certifying, and Credentialing Individuals Who Perform Maintenance and
				  Testing of Portable Fire Extinguishers, Fire Protection Systems, and Fire Alarm
				  Systems.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 16 - Certification of applicant issuing period

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.13.7 is amended to read as follows: See HAR 12-44.1
				  Testing, Certifying, and Credentialing Individuals Who Perform Maintenance and
				  Testing of Portable Fire Extinguishers, Fire Protection Systems, and Fire Alarm
				  Systems.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 17 - Revocation or suspension of certificates of fitness conditions

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.13.12.1 is amended to read as follows: See HAR
				  12-44.1 Testing, Certifying, and Credentialing Individuals Who Perform
				  Maintenance and Testing of Portable Fire Extinguishers, Fire Protection
				  Systems, and Fire Alarm Systems.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 18 - Revocation or suspension of certificates of fitness new issuance period

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.13.12.1.1 is amended to read as follows: See HAR
				  12-44.1 Testing, Certifying, and Credentialing Individuals Who Perform
				  Maintenance and Testing of Portable Fire Extinguishers, Fire Protection
				  Systems, and Fire Alarm Systems.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 19 - Revocation or suspension of certificates of fitness appeals

Current through June, 2024
Section 1.13.12.4 is amended to read as follows: See HAR
				  1244.1 Testing, Certifying, and Credentialing Individuals Who Perform
				  Maintenance and Testing of Portable Fire Extinguishers, Fire Protection
				  Systems, and Fire Alarm Systems.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 20 - NFPA publications

Current through June, 2024
Section 2.2 is amended to replace NFPA 1124 to read as
				  follows: 2.2 NFPA 1124: Code for the Manufacture, Transportation, Storage, and
				  Retail Sales of Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles, 2013
				  Edition.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 21 - NFPA official definitions

Current through June, 2024
Section 3.2 is amended by adding as follows:
"Inoperable system sign" means a weather resistant sign
				  denoting "Inoperable" having a white background with red letters. The letters
				  shall be a minimum height of three inches and a minimum width of one-fourth of
				  an inch stroke.
"Water-based fire extinguishing system" means any class I,
				  II, and III and combined standpipe system, automatic sprinkler system, fire
				  pumps or automatic water spray fixed system utilizing water as an extinguishing
				  agent.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 25 - Maintenance, inspection, and testing general requirements

Current through June, 2024
Section 4.5.8.1 is amended to read as follows: 4.5.8.1
				  Whenever or wherever any device, equipment, system, condition, arrangement,
				  level of protection, fire-resistive construction, or any other feature is
				  required for compliance with the provisions of this
Code
, such
				  device, equipment, system, condition, arrangement, level of protection,
				  fire-resistive construction, or other feature shall thereafter be continuously
				  maintained. Maintenance shall be provided in accordance with applicable NFPA
				  requirements and the building code or requirements developed as part of a
				  performance-based design, or as directed by the AHJ.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 26 - Authorization to witness maintenance, inspection, and testing

Current through June, 2024
Section 4.5.8.8 is added to read as follows: 4.5.8.8 The AHJ
				  is authorized to witness any maintenance, or test of a portable fire
				  extinguisher, fire protection system, and fire alarm system by a certificate of
				  fitness holder to determine if the maintenance or test meets the minimum
				  requirements set forth by this code, applicable rules, and
				  statutes.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 28 - On-premises fire fighting organization fire reporting

Current through June, 2024
Section 10.6.1.2 is amended to read as follows: 10.6.1.2
				  Facilities that have established on-premises fire-fighting organizations and
				  have coordinated and arranged procedures approved by the AHJ, shall notify the
				  fire department in accordance with the approved plan.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 30 - Open flames, candles, open fires, and incinerators permits

Current through June, 2024
Sections 10.10.1, 10.10.1.1, 10.10.1.2, 10.10.1.3, and
				  10.10.1.4 are deleted and replaced with sections 10.10.1 and 10.10.1.1 to read
				  as follows: 10.10.1. Agricultural Burning. See Department of Health, Clean Air
				  Branch, regulation of fires for agricultural burning.
(1) Except for closed incinerators approved
				by the state health department, private incineration is prohibited by state
				health laws. Clearance by the state health department for, and notification of,
				all agricultural fires either by telephone or written notice shall be on file
				with the AHJ before these fires are permitted.
(2) For fire safety regulations, see county
				requirements and 10.10.1.1.
10.10.1.1 Open Fires in Counties. Control of the following
				  fires shall be established by each county:
(1) Fires for agricultural
				purposes;
(2) Fires for
				recreational, decorative, or ceremonial purposes;
(3) Fires to abate a fire hazard;
(4) Fires for prevention or control of
				disease or pests;
(5) Fires for
				training of fire fighting personnel;
(6) Fires for disposal of dangerous
				materials;
(7) Fires for
				residential bathing purposes and
(8) Fires for cooking of
				food.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 31 - Open flames, candles, open fires, and incinerators hazardous conditions

Current through June, 2024
Section 10.10.2 is amended to read as follows: 10.10.2 The
				  AHJ shall have the authority to prohibit any or all open flames, candles, and
				  open, recreational, and cooking fires or other sources of ignition, or
				  establish special regulations on the use of any form of fire or smoking
				  material where circumstances make such conditions hazardous. Open flame devices
				  utilizing gas or liquid fuel, such as but not limited to tiki torches, shall
				  keep a minimum of three feet clearance from the flame to combustibles, and
				  shall maintain a vertical height of seven feet from grade to flame. The AHJ is
				  authorized to modify these clearances based on site
				  conditions.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 32 - Outdoor fires

Current through June, 2024
Section 10.10.3.1 is amended to read as follows: 10.10.3.1
				  Outdoor fires shall not be built, ignited, or maintained in or upon hazardous
				  fire areas, without approval from the AHJ.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 35 - Storage of combustible materials

Current through June, 2024
Section 10.18.1.1 is added to read as follows: 10.18.1.1
				  Signage posting. In storage and mercantile occupancies, a sign shall be posted
				  on the automatic sprinkler riser stating the maximum allowable storage height
				  for the design of the sprinkler system as approved by the
				  AHJ.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 37 - Waste chutes, incinerators, and laundry chutes installation and maintenance

Current through June, 2024
Section 11.6.2 is amended to read as follows: 11.6.2 Waste
				  chutes, incinerators, and laundry chutes maintenance standards. Waste chutes,
				  laundry chutes, and incinerators shall be maintained in accordance with NFPA
				  82, unless such installations are approved existing installations, which shall
				  be permitted to be continued in service.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 38 - Emergency command center

Current through June, 2024
Section 11.9.5 is amended by adding Items 12, 13, and 14 to
				  read as follows:
(12) The room shall
				be accessible from the exterior of the building.
(13) Control panels in the emergency command
				center shall be permanently identified as to its function.
(14) Alarm, supervisory and trouble signals
				shall be annunciated in compliance with the fire code in the emergency command
				center by means of an audible and visual indicator.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 39 - Roof access for one- and two-family dwellings and townhouses

Current through June, 2024
Section 11.12.2.2.2 is amended to read as follows:
				  11.12.2.2.2 Roof access for one- and two-Family Dwellings and Townhouses for
				  photo-voltaic systems. One- and two-family dwellings need not comply with this
				  section.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 40 - Fire door identification

Current through June, 2024
Section 12.4.7 is added to read as follows: 12.4.7 Fire door
				  identification. When required by the AHJ, a sign shall be displayed permanently
				  near or on each required fire door in letters not less than one inch
				  (twenty-five.four millimeters) high. The wording of the required sign can only
				  be modified with prior written approval of the AHJ. The sign shall read as
				  follows:
FIRE DOOR DO NOT OBSTRUCT KEEP
				  CLOSED
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 41 - Fire protection systems general

Current through June, 2024
Section 13.1 is amended by adding a new first paragraph and
				  exception to read as follows: 13.1 Fire protection systems general. The
				  provisions of this chapter for new construction do not apply. For new
				  construction see the building code.
Existing buildings shall be maintained to the requirements to
				  which it was built unless specifically indicated it applies to existing
				  facilities.
Exception: When the building code does not require fire alarm
				  systems, fire alarm systems shall be required according to Section 13.7. When
				  the building code does require a fire alarm system, the requirements of the
				  building code shall apply.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 42 - Fire protection systems hose connection

Current through June, 2024
Section 13.1.5.2 is added to read as follows: 13.1.5.2 Fire
				  department hose connections serving standpipe and sprinkler systems shall be
				  located within twenty feet of a fire apparatus access road, not less than
				  eighteen inches and not more than four feet above grade, or as approved by the
				  AHJ. Appropriate identification signs shall be provided as required by the
				  AHJ.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 43 - Fire protection systems records

Current through June, 2024
Section 13.1.6 is amended to read as follows: 13.1.6 Detailed
				  records documenting all systems and equipment inspections, testing, and
				  maintenance shall be kept by the property owner and shall be made available
				  upon request for review by the AHJ.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 44 - Fire protection systems authority having jurisdiction (AHJ) reports

Current through June, 2024
Section 13.1.6.1 is added to read as follows: 13.1.6.1 A copy
				  of a system's unsatisfactory inspection and maintenance test report shall be
				  submitted to the AHJ by the testing company within five (5) working days after
				  the completion of the test.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 45 - Fire protection systems out of service

Current through June, 2024
Section 13.1.10 is amended to read as follows: 13.1.10 The
				  AHJ shall be verbally notified immediately when any fire protection system is
				  out of service and on restoration of service.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 46 - Fire protection systems advanced notification

Current through June, 2024
Section 13.1.10 is amended by adding Sections 13.1.10.1,
				  13.1.10.2, and 13.1.10.3 as follows: 13.1.10.1 The county fire department shall
				  be given a seventy-two hour notification prior to a scheduled inspection,
				  testing, maintenance, or retesting of any fire protection system (including
				  class I, II, and III, and combined systems, automatic fire sprinkler systems,
				  and other fire extinguishing systems) and fire alarm systems within their
				  respective jurisdiction in the State.
13.1.10.2 Failure to comply with the requirements of this
				  section will result in the county fire department deeming it an invalid test. A
				  retest may be required to be performed at the testing company's expense.
13.1.10.3 The certificate of fitness holder shall immediately
				  notify the county fire department of any system inspection, testing or
				  maintenance cancellations or changes to the scheduled date and
				  time.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 57 - Fire protection systems table

Current through June, 2024
Sections 13.3.3.2.1, 13.3.3.2.2, 13.3.3.2.3, 13.3.3.2.4,
				  13.3.3.2.5, and 13.3.3.2.6 are added to read as follows: 13.3.3.2.1 Table
				  13.2.3.4.3A entitled "Fire Protection Systems Reference Dates" dated 7/18/2019
				  may be used as a reference for applicable codes and standards in effect when
				  the building was permitted.
13.3.3.2.2 Pretest. The following requirements apply to all
				  pretesting procedures:
(1) An air test
				shall be conducted on the piping between the fire department connection and the
				sprinkler riser.
(2) The piping
				shall be filled with twenty-five psi of air and held for fifteen minutes. No
				drop in pressure is allowed.
(3) An
				air test need not be conducted when the piping is above ground and less than
				five feet in length.
(4) Automatic
				fire sprinkler system without a fire department connection does not require an
				air test.
13.3.3.2.3 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance Label. It
				  shall be unlawful to inspect, test, or maintain any automatic fire sprinkler
				  system without providing an approved label signifying successful testing of the
				  system.
(1) An approved inspection,
				testing, and maintenance label affixed to the fire department connection and
				the sprinkler riser. Automatic fire sprinkler systems that do not have a fire
				department connection shall have the label affixed to the riser.
(2) The label shall indicate the type of
				system, month and year the system was tested; certificate of fitness holder's
				name and number; and company's name, address and contact information.
(3) The label shall be clearly visible and
				punched with no more than one year and one month.
13.3.3.2.4 The fire department shall be verbally notified
				  immediately of any system determined to be out of service. Systems that cannot
				  be utilized for firefighting operations shall have an inoperable system sign
				  affixed to the fire department connection. The sign shall remain in place until
				  all repairs have been made and a satisfactory inspection, test, and maintenance
				  system test is completed.
13.3.3.2.5 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance Report. An
				  inspection, testing, and maintenance report entitled "Automatic Sprinkler
				  Systems" available on the State Fire Council's website and at each county fire
				  department's fire prevention bureau or a similar report approved by the AHJ,
				  shall be provided to the property owner or agent within fourteen days after the
				  test.
13.3.3.2.6 An electronic copy of the unsatisfactory report
				  shall be submitted to the AHJ within five working days. Submittal of a
				  satisfactory inspection, testing, and maintenance report will be determined by
				  the AHJ.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 58 - Stationary fire pump inspection, testing, and maintenance

Current through June, 2024
Section 13.4.8 is amended to add sections 13.4.8.1 and
				  13.4.8.2 as follows: 13.4.8.1 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance Label.
				  Satisfactory inspection, testing, and maintenance system's tests shall have an
				  approved inspection label affixed to the fire pump controller. The label shall
				  follow the guidelines found in the water-based fire extinguishing systems
				  inspection labels, tags, and collars.
13.4.8.2 Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance report. An
				  inspection, testing, and maintenance report entitled "Fire Pumps" available on
				  the State Fire Council's website and at each county fire department's fire
				  prevention bureau, or a similar report approved by the AHJ shall be provided to
				  the property owner or agent within fourteen days after the
				  test.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 59 - Private fire service mains inspection, testing, and maintenance

Current through June, 2024
Section 13.5.4.2 is amended to read as follows: 13.5.4.2 A
				  private fire service main installed in accordance with this code or the AHJ's
				  water department shall be inspected, tested, and maintained in accordance with
				  NFPA 25 or the AHJ's water department's inspection, testing, and maintenance
				  standards.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 60 - Private service mains inspection, testing, and maintenance schedule

Current through June, 2024
Sections 13.5.4.3, 13.5.4.4, 13.5.4.5, 13.5.4.6, and 13.5.4.7
				  are added to read as follows: 13.5.4.3 Testing. An annual inspection, testing,
				  and maintenance shall be conducted by the certificate of fitness holder. If,
				  during use, the hydrant does not perform adequately, it shall be tested and, if
				  needed, restored to its proper operation by a licensed certificate of fitness
				  holder.
13.5.4.4 Fire hydrants that fail the inspection, test, and
				  maintenance shall have a readily visible, attached "OUT OF SERVICE" sign. The
				  sign shall have a yellow background with black letters and be constructed of
				  wood, metal, or plastic. The letters shall be a minimum height of three inches
				  and a minimum width of one-fourth of an inch stroke. The sign shall remain in
				  place until all repairs have been made and a satisfactory hydrant inspection,
				  test and maintenance is completed.
13.5.4.5 The fire department shall be verbally notified
				  immediately of any fire hydrant determined to be out of service. Fire hydrants
				  deemed to be permanently inoperable or unusable shall be replaced.
13.5.4.6 Inspection, test, and maintenance report. An
				  inspection, testing, and maintenance report entitled "Private Fire Service
				  Mains" available on the State Fire Council's website and at each county fire
				  department's fire prevention bureau, or a similar report approved by the AHJ,
				  shall be provided to the property owner or agent within fourteen days after the
				  test.
13.5.4.7 An electronic copy of the unsatisfactory test report
				  shall be submitted to the AHJ within five working days of the test. The AHJ
				  shall determine if the submittal of a satisfactory inspection, test, and
				  maintenance report will be required.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 61 - Annual maintenance record keeping

Current through June, 2024
Section 13.6.4.3.4.1.1 is amended to read as follows: The tag
				  or label, as a minimum, shall entail the following:
(1) Removing the previous tag or
				label;
(2) Indicating the month and
				year the maintenance was performed;
(3) Type of portable fire extinguisher
				tested;
(4) Certificate of fitness
				holder's name and number;
(5)
				Certificate of fitness holder's company name, address, and contact
				information;
(6) Be yellow, at
				least two and one-fourth of an inch in width, three and one-fourth of an inch
				in length, and clearly visible without opening any cabinets;
(7) Be constructed of a durable material
				approved by the AHJ;
(8) Be punched
				with no more than one year and one month of the date of service; and
(9) Not obstruct the portable fire
				extinguisher classification or instructions for use.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 62 - Extinguisher maintenance six-year internal examination label

Current through June, 2024
Section 13.6.4.3.6.5.3 is amended to read as follows:
				  13.6.4.3.6.5.3 The 6-year internal examination label, as a minimum shall,
				  entail the following:
(1) Removing the
				previous six-year internal examination label;
(2) Indicating the month and year the
				six-year internal examination was performed;
(3) Certificate of fitness holder's name and
				number;
(4) Certificate of fitness
				holder's company name, address, and contact information;
(5) Type of portable fire extinguisher
				tested;
(6) Be silver or white and
				at least two and one fourth of an inch in width and three and one-fourth of an
				inch in length; and
(7) Not
				obstruct the portable fire extinguisher classification, instructions for
				portable fire extinguisher use, or manufacturer's labels.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 63 - Extinguisher maintenance service collar information

Current through June, 2024
Section 13.6.4.11.3 is amended to read as follows:
				  13.6.4.11.3 The verification-of-service collar shall, at a minimum:
(1) Indicate the month and year the
				examination was performed;
(2)
				Display the certificate of fitness holder's name and number;
(3) Display the certificate of fitness
				holder's company name, address and contact information;
(4) Be a single circular piece of
				uninterrupted material forming a hole of a size that does not permit the collar
				assembly to move over the neck of the container unless the valve is completely
				removed; and
(5) Not interfere with
				the operation of the fire extinguisher.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 64 - Positive alarm sequence occupant notification

Current through June, 2024
Section 13.7.1.9.4 is amended to read as follows: 13.7.1.9.4
				  Where permitted by Chapter
				  11 through Chapter 43 of NFPA 101, a
				  positive alarm sequence shall be permitted, provided that it is in accordance
				  with NFPA 72. The following additional requirements shall also apply:
(1) An automatic fire sprinkler system
				installed in conformance with the building code shall be provided throughout
				the building or facility;
(2)
				Written fire emergency procedures and an evacuation plan for the building or
				facility shall be reviewed by the AHJ prior to approval testing. The procedures
				and plan shall include, but not be limited to immediate notification to the
				fire department, use of primary and secondary exits, use of fire protection
				appliances for the building(s) or facility(ies);
(3) Trained personnel shall respond to
				emergencies on a twenty-four hour basis. The staff shall be instructed in fire
				emergency procedures and the use and operation of in-house fire appliances.
				Documentation of such training shall be maintained and filed on the
				premises;
(4) Immediate
				notification of the fire department shall take place upon activation of any
				fire alarm initiating device;
(5)
				The AHJ shall conduct a test of the positive alarm sequence prior to
				implementation; and
(6) The AHJ may
				disapprove or rescind approval of the positive alarm sequence of the fire alarm
				system if all of the above requirements are not met and shall require the fire
				alarm system to be reprogrammed to meet a general alarm notification at the
				owner's expense.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 65 - New and existing lodging and rooming houses

Current through June, 2024
Sections 13.7.2.14.1, 13.7.2.14.2, 13.7.2.14.3, and
				  13.7.2.14.4 are deleted in their entirety.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 66 - Existing apartment buildings

Current through June, 2024
Sections 13.7.2.18.1, 13.7.2.18.2, 13.7.2.18.3, and
				  13.7.2.18.4 are deleted in their entirety.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 70 - Fire alarm systems inspection, testing, and maintenance notification

Current through June, 2024
Section 13.7.3.2.4 is amended by adding section
				  13.7.3.2.4.1.1 to read as follows: 13.7.3.2.4.1.1 The county fire department
				  shall be given a seventy-two hour notification prior to a scheduled inspection,
				  testing, maintenance or retesting of any fire alarm systems within their
				  respective jurisdiction.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 71 - Fire alarm systems inspection, testing, and maintenance labels

Current through June, 2024
Section 13.7.3.2.4 (this was misnumbered) is amended by
				  adding sections 13.7.3.2.4.4.1, 13.7.3.2.4.4.2, 13.7.3.2.4.4.3, and
				  13.7.3.2.4.4.4 to read as follows: 13.7.3.2.4.4.1 Labels. Fire alarm systems
				  passing an annual inspection, testing, and maintenance test shall have an
				  approved label affixed to the annunciator panel or, if not present, the fire
				  alarm system control panel in accordance with section 13.7.3.2. Information on
				  the label, at a minimum shall, entail the following:
(1) Removal of the previous label;
(2) Indicate the month and year the
				satisfactory test was performed;
(3) Certificate of fitness holder's name and
				number;
(4) Certificate of fitness
				holder's company name, address, and contact information;
(5) Be yellow, at least two and one-fourth of
				an inch in width, and three and one-fourth of an inch in length;
(6) Be clearly visible without obstructing
				the visibility or operation of the annunciator panel or, if not present, fire
				alarm system control panel; and
(7)
				The label shall be clearly visible and punched with no more than one year and
				one month.
13.7.3.2.4.4.2 Fire alarm systems failing an annual
				  inspection, test, and maintenance test shall leave the expired inspection tag
				  or label in place on the annunciator panel or, if not present, the fire alarm
				  system control panel until the system is repaired.
13.7.3.2.4.4.3 The AHJ and the building owner shall be
				  verbally notified immediately when a fire alarm system becomes inoperable.
				  Alternative notification and response plans shall be implemented after approved
				  by the AHJ until the fire alarm system is fully operational.
13.7.3.2.4.4.4 An inspection, testing, and maintenance report
				  entitled 'System Record of Inspection and Testing", "Notification Appliance
				  Supplementary Record of Inspection and Testing", "Initiating
Device Supplementary Record of Inspection and Testing", "Mass
				  Notification System Supplementary Record of Inspection and Testing", "Emergency
				  Communications Systems Supplementary Record of Inspection and Testing",
				  "Interface Component Supplementary Record of Inspection and Testing", available
				  on the State Fire Council's website and at each county fire department's fire
				  prevention bureau, or a similar report approved by the AHJ shall be provided to
				  the property owner or agent within fourteen days after a satisfactory
				  test.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 72 - Fire alarm systems inspection, testing, and maintenance tag

Current through June, 2024
Section 13.7.3.2.4.7 is amended by adding as follows: Section
				  13.7.3.2.4.7 Tag. A tag shall be placed on the fire alarm panel when tested in
				  accordance with NFPA 72. Information on the tag shall include the date of
				  testing, testing company and contact information, technician performing the
				  test and certificate of fitness number, and that the test was
				  satisfactory.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 73 - Fire alarm systems manually activated alarm-initiating devices

Current through June, 2024
Section 13.7.3.3.8.4 is amended to add a new sentence at the
				  end to read as follows: The location of manual fire alarm boxes may be modified
				  by the AHJ.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 74 - Other fire protection systems compliance

Current through June, 2024
Section 13.8 is amended to read as follows: Section 13.8.
				  Other Fire Protection Systems. Where other fire protection systems are required
				  to be installed by the provisions of this code, or are installed with the
				  approval of the AHJ as an alternative or equivalency, the design and
				  installation of the system shall comply with the appropriate standards listed
				  in Table 13.8. The systems shall be inspected, tested, and maintained in
				  accordance with the appropriate NFPA standard.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 76 - Means of egress application

Current through June, 2024
Section 14.1 is amended to read as follows: 14.1 Means of
				  egress application. Means of egress in existing buildings shall comply with
				  this Code and NFPA 101, Life Safety Code. The provisions of this chapter do not
				  apply for new construction. For new construction see the building code.
				  Existing buildings shall be maintained to meet the requirements of the building
				  code at the time the structure was built, unless specifically indicated for
				  existing facilities. Provisions in this chapter are provided for maintenance
				  purposes.
Exception: Stairway marking requirements set forth in Section
				  10.12.3 shall apply to new and existing construction.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 77 - Screen door assemblies and storm door assemblies

Current through June, 2024
Section 14.5.1.4 is amended by adding an exception at the end
				  to read as follows: Exception: Double-acting screen doors used in conjunction
				  with exit doors having panic hardware in school cafetoriums do not need to
				  comply with this provision.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 78 - Locks, latches, and alarm devices

Current through June, 2024
Section 14.5.2.13 is added to read as follows: 14.5.2.13 In
				  accordance with the building code, security gates may be permitted across
				  corridors or passageways in school buildings if there is a readily visible
				  durable sign on or adjacent to the gate, stating 'THIS GATE IS TO REMAIN
				  SECURED IN THE OPEN POSITION WHENEVER THIS BUILDING IS IN USE'. The sign shall
				  be in letters not less than one inch high on a contrasting background. The use
				  of this exception may be revoked by the building official for due
				  cause.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 79 - Allowable occupant load increases

Current through June, 2024
Section 14.8.1.3.1 is amended to read as follows: 14.8.1.3.1
				  The occupant load in any building or portion thereof shall be allowed to be
				  increased from the occupant load established for the given use in accordance
				  with the building code where all other requirements of this Code are also met,
				  based on such increased occupant load. Occupant load increases shall be
				  approved by the AHJ. The fire department shall be notified of any increase in
				  occupant load.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 80 - Egress capacity

Current through June, 2024
Section 14.8.3.1 is amended to read as follows: 14.8.3.1
				  Egress capacity for approved components of means of egress shall be based on
				  the capacity factors shown in the building code.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 81 - Special signs at elevators

Current through June, 2024
Section 14.14.8 is amended to add as follows: 14.14.8.4 At
				  all elevator locations on each floor level above and below the floor of exit
				  discharge, there shall be displayed in a conspicuous location a sign reading:
				  ""IN CASE OF FIRE USE EXIT STAIRWAYS. DO NOT USE ELEVATORS" ". Lettering shall
				  be not less than 5/8-inch high.
Exception: Signs at least 2-3/4-inches X 2-1/4-inches in
				  overall size with legible wording and approved by the AHJ, may be used as an
				  alternate and shall be affixed at each elevator call button assembly.
Elevator service companies shall have their name and
				  telephone number in the elevator key box.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 82 - Water supply during construction

Current through June, 2024
Section 16.4.3.1.1 is amended to read as follows: 16.4.3.1.1
				  A water supply for fire protection, either temporary or permanent, shall be
				  made available as soon as combustible material is present.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 83 - Required access

Current through June, 2024
Section 18.2.3.1.3 is amended to read as follows: 18.2.3.1.3
				  The provisions of 18.2.3.1 through 18.2.3.2.2.1 shall be permitted to be
				  modified by the AHJ where any of the following conditions exists:
(1) Not more than two one- and two-family
				dwellings protected by an approved automatic sprinkler system in accordance
				with Section 13.1;
(2) Not more
				than two existing one- and two-family dwellings;
(3) Private garages having an area not
				exceeding 1000 ft2;
(4) Carports having an area not exceeding
				1000 ft2;
(5) Agricultural buildings having an area not
				exceeding 1000 ft2; and
(6) Sheds and other detached buildings having
				an area not exceeding 1000 ft2.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 84 - Fire department access road widths

Current through June, 2024
Section 18.2.3.5.1.1 is amended to read as follows:
				  18.2.3.5.1.1 Fire department access roads shall have an unobstructed width of
				  not less than twenty feet (six.one meters) or as approved by the
				  AHJ.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 85 - Fire department access road vertical clearance

Current through June, 2024
Section 18.2.3.5.1.2 is amended to read as follows:
				  18.2.3.5.1.2 Fire department access roads shall have an unobstructed vertical
				  clearance of not less than thirteen feet six inches (four.one meters) or as
				  approved by the AHJ.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 86 - Fire department access roads bridges or culverts

Current through June, 2024
Section 18.2.3.5.5.1 is amended to read as follows:
				  18.2.3.5.5.1 When a bridge or culvert is required to be used as part of a fire
				  apparatus access road, it shall be constructed and maintained in accordance
				  with county requirements.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 87 - Fire department access roads bridges or culverts live loads

Current through June, 2024
Section 18.2.3.5.5.2 is amended to read as follows:
				  18.2.3.5.5.2 The bridge or culvert shall be designed for a live load sufficient
				  to carry the imposed loads of fire apparatus.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 88 - Water supply fire flow

Current through June, 2024
Section 18.3.1 is amended to read as follows: 18.3.1 An
				  approved water supply capable of supplying the required fire flow for fire
				  protection shall be provided to all premises upon which facilities, buildings,
				  or portions of buildings are hereafter constructed or moved into the
				  jurisdiction. The approved water supply shall be in accordance with Section
				  18.4.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 89 - Minimum number of fire hydrants for fire flow

Current through June, 2024
Section 18.5.4.1 is amended to read as follows: 18.5.4.1. The
				  minimum number of fire hydrants needed to deliver the required fire flow for
				  new buildings in accordance with Section 18.4 shall be determined in accordance
				  with Section 18.5.4 or as approved by the AHJ.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 90 - Hydrants out of service

Current through June, 2024
Section 18.5.9.1 is amended by adding a paragraph to read as
				  follows: The AHJ shall be notified whenever any fire hydrant is placed out of
				  service or returned to service. Owners of private property required to have
				  hydrants shall maintain hydrant records of approval, testing, and maintenance.
				  Records shall be made available for review by the AHJ upon
				  request.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 93 - Means of egress floor plan

Current through June, 2024
Section 20.1.5.1.4 is added to read as follows: 20.1.5.1.4 A
				  floor plan indicating the seating arrangements, and location and width of exit
				  ways and aisles shall be submitted to the AHJ for review for places of assembly
				  with an occupant load of three hundred or more persons. A copy of the plan
				  shall be kept on display on the premises. An exit plan shall also be posted in
				  a conspicuous location near the main entrance and shall be maintained in a
				  legible condition by the building owner or agent. The building owner or agent
				  shall be responsible for the inspection before each show or event of all
				  required means of egress from each part of the building, including stairways,
				  egress doors and any panic hardware installed thereon, aisles, and corridors.
				  Passageways and similar elements of the means of egress shall be available for
				  immediate use and free of all obstructions before each show or event. The
				  building owner or agent shall inform all patrons of all required exit locations
				  before each show or event in places of assembly with an occupant load of three
				  hundred or more persons.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 94 - Means of egress inspection overcrowding

Current through June, 2024
Section 20.1.5.1.5 is added to read as follows: 20.1.5.1.5
				  Authority to Stop Performance. Overcrowding and admittance of persons beyond
				  the approved capacity of a place of assembly are prohibited. The AHJ, upon
				  finding overcrowding conditions or obstructions in aisles, passageways, or
				  other means of egress, or upon finding a condition which constitutes an
				  imminent danger, is authorized to cause the performance, presentation,
				  spectacle, or entertainment to be stopped until such conditions or obstruction
				  is corrected.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 95 - Assembly open flame devices and pyrotechnics general

Current through June, 2024
Section 20.1.5.3, Item (1) is amended to read as
				  follows:
(1) Pyrotechnic special
				effect devices shall be permitted to be used on stages before proximate
				audiences for ceremonial or religious purposes, as part of a demonstration in
				exhibits, or as part of a performance, provided that all of the following
				criteria are met:
(a) Precautions
				satisfactory to the AHJ are taken to prevent ignition of any combustible
				material;
(b) Use of the
				pyrotechnic device complies with Section 65.3;
(c) Use of pyrotechnic devices indoors shall
				only be allowed in buildings protected throughout with automatic fire
				sprinklers; and
(d) Use of
				pyrotechnic devices indoors shall only be allowed in buildings where all fire
				and life safety systems are deemed appropriate as determined by the
				AHJ.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 3 - DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICES › Building Code Council › State Fire Code › 96 - Assembly open flame devices and pyrotechnics fire prevention

Current through June, 2024
Section 20.1.5.3 is amended by adding paragraphs (7) and (8)
				  to read as follows:
(7) When approved
				by the AHJ, open-flame devices may be used by performers, provided adequate
				precautions are taken to prevent ignition of combustible materials. Such
				devices shall not be used except in areas protected by an automatic sprinkler
				system. In addition, a minimum 20 foot clearance to the viewing audience shall
				be provided, or an approved barrier shall be erected to prevent accidental
				release onto the viewing audience. Performances with fire shall provide a plan
				approved by the AHJ. The plan shall address fuel use and storage, device
				ignition, device usage, and extinguishment procedures.
(8) Portable heating equipment, not
				flue-connected, shall be allowed only as follows: Equipment fueled by small
				heat sources which can be readily extinguished by water, such as candles or
				alcohol-burning equipment (including solid alcohol) may be used provided
				adequate precautions approved by the AHJ are taken to prevent ignition of any
				combustible materials.