Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS › Chapter 115 - PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS, ARCHITECTS, SURVEYORS, AND LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 16-115-9 - Authentication: preparation or supervision of design and observation of construction

Current through June, 2024
(a) All plans,
				specifications, maps, reports, surveys, descriptions, and every sheet in a set
				of design drawings prepared by or under the supervision of a licensed
				professional engineer, architect, land surveyor, or landscape architect shall
				be stamped with the authorized seal or stamp when filed with public officials.
				Below the seal or stamp, the authentication shall state "This work was prepared
				by me or under my supervision", be signed by the licensee, and state the
				expiration date of the license, as follows:
THIS WORK WAS PREPARED BY ME OR UNDER MY SUPERVISION.
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Signature Expiration Date of the License
Provided that where applicable, the form of authentication
				  shall be as determined by the rules of the land court, the statute relating to
				  file plans, or other legal authorities relating to maps, surveys, descriptions,
				  etc.
(b) In addition to the
				requirements of subsection (a), when applications are made for building or
				construction permits involving public safety or health, all plans and
				specifications in connection therewith shall bear the authorized seal or stamp
				of the duly licensed professional engineer, architect, or landscape architect
				charged with observation of construction pursuant to sections
				464-4 and
				464-5,
				HRS. Below the seal or stamp, the authentication shall state "Construction of
				this project will be under my observation", be signed by the licensee, and
				state the expiration date of the license, as follows:
CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE UNDER MY
				  OBSERVATION.
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Signature Expiration Date of the License
(c) Where the licensed professional engineer,
				architect, or landscape architect has responsibility for design and observation
				of construction, the authentication shall state "This work was prepared by me
				or under my supervision and construction of this project will be under my
				observation", be signed by the licensee, and state the expiration date of the
				license, as follows:
THIS WORK WAS PREPARED BY ME OR UNDER MY SUPERVISION AND
				  CONSTRUCTION OF THIS PROJECT WILL BE UNDER MY OBSERVATION.
____________________________________
Signature Expiration Date of the License
(d) In the event the licensed professional
				engineer, architect, or landscape architect whose seal or stamp and signature
				appear in connection with the statement in subsection (b) or (c) concerning
				observation of construction has been removed, replaced, or is otherwise unable
				to discharge the licensee's duties, the licensed professional engineer,
				architect, or landscape architect shall so notify the appropriate public
				official(s) in writing within fifteen days. The notification shall include the
				name, if known, of the licensed professional engineer, architect, or landscape
				architect charged with continuing the construction observation.
(e) All signatures required under this
				section shall be original. The use of rubber signature stamps, or
				computer-generated or other facsimile_signatures is prohibited.