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Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 25 - RULES RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 11-25-4 - Education and work experience requirements for certification

Current through June, 2024
(a) To qualify for certification, operators
				shall have the following education and work experience unless otherwise
				provided in section
				11-25-3.
				The minimum educational requirement for all five grades is a high school
				degree, or general equivalency diploma (GED).
(1) A high school degree consists of a high
				school diploma properly awarded in any state, territory, or possession of the
				United States of America, or by another country that is listed in the
				"Certification Contacts" section in ABC's annual directory, from an accredited
				public, private, or parochial high school.
(2) A GED consists of a diploma earned
				through an equivalency program administered by the state department of
				education, or any state, county, territory, or possession of the United States
				of America.
(3) For the DSO
				certification, work experience can substitute for a high school diploma or GED.
				An operator shall have a minimum of an eighth grade education. An operator with
				an eighth grade education and four years of work experience can be considered
				to have the equivalent of a GED. Work experience that is used to meet the GED
				requirement shall not also be used to meet the work experience requirement
				beyond the GED.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 25 - RULES RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 11-25-5 - Continuing education units

Current through June, 2024
(a) Certified
				operators shall obtain CEUs in order to maintain their certification. The CEUs
				shall be earned in the certification period prior to certification expiration.
				Ten contact hours equals one CEU. The number of CEUs required every two years
				to renew Grades 1 through 4 certification are as follows:
TABLE 2 CEU REQUIREMENTS
Operator
CEUs Required
Classification
Grade 1 or 2
0.8
Grade 3 or 4
1.6
(b)
				For operators with less than two years of certification in the State prior to
				the renewal date, the CEU requirements shall be prorated.
(c) If an operator wants to receive CEU
				credit for a course not previously approved by the board, the operator shall
				make a written request for approval to the board. The operator shall request
				the CEU approval as soon as possible after attending the course. The operator
				shall send the request to the board for receipt no later than two weeks before
				the certification expires. The operator shall submit sufficient material with
				the written request for the board to determine whether to approve the CEUs.
(1) The material shall include but not be
				limited to the following: the name and date of the course as listed in
				paragraph (3); the subject matter covered in the course (including one or more
				paragraphs describing the course); and the number of CEUs offered, if any, by
				the organization which conducts the course.
(2) The board will respond in writing to the
				operator on its determination on the CEU credit request.
(3) The following courses may be approved for
				CEUs by the board, on a case-by-case basis, taking into consideration subject
				matter and length of training.
(A) American
				Water Works Association workshops and conventions (national and local
				sections).
(B) Hawaii Water Works
				Association workshops and conventions.
(C) Formal in-house training
				classes.
(D) Correspondence
				courses.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 25 - RULES RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 11-25-6 - Application for certification

Current through June, 2024
(a) The applicant
				shall submit the completed certification application form and application fee
				to: Chairperson, Board of Certification of Public Water System Operators Hawaii
				Department of Health Environmental Management Division Safe Drinking Water
				Branch
(b) The board shall not act
				on incomplete applications or applications not accompanied by the application
				fee or the required attachments.
(c) The board shall notify each applicant of
				the board's decision on the acceptance or denial of the application either by
				letter or by form prescribed by the board. The board shall send notice within
				six months of receipt of the application. All correspondence with the applicant
				shall be mailed to the address given in the application form. It is the
				responsibility of each applicant to keep the board informed of any changes in
				his or her mailing address.
(d)
				Application for regular certification with exam:
(1) The applicant shall apply at least three
				months prior to the exam date, and attach separate payments for the application
				fee and the exam fee.
(2) The
				applicant who has provisional certification shall also submit a letter from the
				water purveyor stating that the applicant continues to perform
				satisfactorily,
(3) The board shall
				notify the applicant of its decision a minimum of forty-five days before the
				exam date, or the application shall be automatically accepted.
(4) The board shall notify the applicant of
				the date, time, and location of the examination.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 25 - RULES RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 11-25-7 - Examination for certification

Current through June, 2024
(a) A minimum grade
				of seventy per cent on the examination is required for certification. All
				examinees will be notified by letter or form prescribed by the board as to
				whether they passed or failed the examination.
(b) All examination papers and related
				records shall be filed with the board's records and retained for a minimum of
				five years.
(c) All examinees
				failing an examination may apply for future examinations by submitting an exam
				registration form and the exam fee three months prior to the new examination
				date.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 25 - RULES RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 11-25-8 - Issuance and renewal of certification

Current through June, 2024
(a) Once the
				applicant has satisfied certification requirements, and upon receipt of the
				certification or renewal fee, the board shall approve the certification within
				five months. For certification, the board shall issue a certificate and
				identification card; for renewal, the board shall issue a new identification
				card. The board shall issue certificates and cards within one month after it
				approves certification. For applicants who pass the examination, the initial
				certification fee is included in the examination fee.
(b) The certificate indicates the operator
				grade and date the certification was issued. The identification card indicates
				the grade and expiration date of the certification period. The certification
				expiration date is at least one full year from the issuance date. The
				certificate itself cannot represent certification unless a current
				identification card is produced to substantiate certification. The certificate
				shall be prominently displayed at the applicant's principal work
				station.
(c) The certified operator
				shall renew his or her certification by the date two weeks before the
				expiration date. After the expiration date, the operator certification shall
				expire. After the date one month after the expiration date, the operator with
				expired certification shall no longer perform the duties of an operator until
				he or she has applied for renewal, and the renewal has been approved. OIT,
				temporary, and provisional certifications are not renewable.
(1) To renew his or her certification, the
				operator shall submit the renewal application form, the renewal fee and proof
				of CEU course attendance.
(2) For
				the second through twelfth months following the expiration date, the renewal
				fee shall increase by $20. If the operator has not applied for renewal by the
				date one year after the expiration date, the certification shall not be
				renewable. The operator shall not be re-certified unless he or she submits the
				exam registration form and exam fee, is accepted for, and passes the
				exam.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 25 - RULES RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 11-25-9 - Revocation, suspension, and refusal to renew certification

Current through June, 2024
(a) The board may revoke, suspend, or refuse
				to renew the certification of an operator when it is found that the operator
				has practiced fraud or deceit in obtaining certification or in performing his
				or her duties; that reasonable care, judgment, or the application of knowledge
				or ability, was not used in the performance of his or her duties; that the
				operator is unable to properly perform his or her duties; or that the operator
				has violated chapter 340F, HRS, or this chapter.
(b) The operator shall be afforded an
				opportunity for a contested case hearing after reasonable notice, in accordance
				with chapter 91, HRS. The operator shall have twenty days after receiving
				notice to request a hearing.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 25 - RULES RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 11-25-10 - Schedule of fees for certification

Current through June, 2024
The schedule of fees relating to certification shall be as
				  follows:
(1) Regular certification.
				The applicant shall submit the application, application fee ($30), and exam fee
				($70) at least three months prior to the examination date. If the examinee
				passes the exam, he or she shall be certified through the expiration date at
				least one full year from the issuance date.
A person with temporary or provisional certification, who
				  applies for regular certification at the same grade level, shall submit the
				  application and exam fee, but does not need to submit a new application
				  fee.
(2) Reciprocity
				certification. The applicant shall submit the application, application fee
				($30), and certificate fee ($70) at the time of application. If the application
				is not approved, the certificate fee will be returned. The certification is
				valid through the expiration date at least one full year from the issuance
				date.
(3) Operator-in-training,
				temporary, or provisional certification. The applicant shall submit the
				application, application fee ($30), and certificate fee ($40) at the time of
				application. If the application is not approved, the certificate fee will be
				returned. The OIT or temporary certification shall be valid for twenty-four
				months.
(4) Renewal - $20 per full
				year of renewal. The certification shall be renewed for a period no longer than
				three years and the renewal fee shall be due by the date two weeks before the
				expiration date.
(5) Replacement of
				certificate - $10.
Replacement of identification card - $15.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 25 - RULES RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 11-25-11 - Classification of water treatment plants

Current through June, 2024
The classification of WTPs ascends with the complexity of
				  treatment processes used. Class 1 plants are the simplest to operate and Class
				  4 plants the most difficult.
(1) Class
				1, WTPs use the following technologies:
(A)
				Slow sand filtration;
(B) Chemical
				addition, such as for chlorination, fluoridation, pH control or corrosion
				control;
(C) Granular activated
				carbon filtration; or
(D) Packed
				aeration towers or air stripping towers.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 25 - RULES RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 11-25-11.5 - Classification of distribution systems

Current through June, 2024
The classification of DSs ascends with the size of the
				  population served by the public water system:
(1) Class 1 DSs serve water systems with a
				population of 1500 or less persons;
(2) Class 2 DSs serve water systems with a
				population of 1501 to 15,000 persons;
(3) Class 3 DSs serve water systems with a
				population of 15,001 to 50,000 persons;
(4) Class 4 DSs serve water systems with a
				population of over 50,000 persons.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 25 - RULES RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 11-25-13 - Procedures of the board

Current through June, 2024
(a) The records of
				the board shall be kept in the office of the state department of health,
				environmental management division, safe drinking water branch for a minimum of
				five years.
(b) The board consists
				of five members appointed by the governor. Three members of the board shall
				constitute a quorum to do business, and the concurrence of a majority of all of
				the members to which the board is entitled shall be necessary to make any
				action of the board valid.
(c)
				There shall be a minimum of two scheduled meetings per year at such time and
				place adopted by the board. Additional meetings may be called by the
				chairperson.
(d) The board may
				conduct meetings by videoconference.
(1) The
				videoconference system used by the board shall allow both audio and visual
				interaction between all members of the board participating in the meeting and
				the public attending the meeting, at any videoconference location. The notice
				required by section
				92-7, HRS, shall specify
				all locations at which board members will be physically present during a
				videoconference meeting, and the public shall be allowed to attend the meeting
				at any such location.
(2) Any board
				member participating in a meeting by videoconference shall be considered
				present at the meeting for the purposes of determining compliance with the
				quorum and voting requirements of the board.
(3) A meeting held by videoconference shall
				be terminated if both audio and video communication cannot be maintained with
				all locations where the meeting is being held, even if a quorum of the board is
				physically present in one location.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 25 - RULES RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 11-25-14 - Penalties and remedies

Current through June, 2024
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall
				  be subject to the penalties and remedies provided under sections
				  340F-9
				  and
				  340F-10,
				  HRS.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 25 - RULES RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS › Section 11-25-15 - Severability clause

Current through June, 2024
If any provision of this chapter or its application to any
				  person or circumstances is held invalid, the application of such provision to
				  other persons or circumstances, and the remainder of this chapter, shall not be
				  affected thereby.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 25 - RULES RELATING TO CERTIFICATION OF PUBLIC WATER SYSTEM OPERATORS › Appendix A - Courses for Qualifying Bachelor's or Associate Degrees

Current through June, 2024
(a)
				Courses for which
full credit
shall be given:
(1) Courses in water quality, treatment or
				distribution. Any number of courses allowed as long as no courses are
				duplicated.
(2) Chemistry of water,
				a maximum of three semester credits.
(3) Water microbiology, up to three semester
				credits.
(4) Engineering courses in
				the water treatment or distribution fields. Any number of courses allowed as
				long as no courses are duplicated.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11-26-1 - Purpose and scope

Current through June, 2024
(a) The purpose of
				  this chapter is to establish minimum standards for the inspection and abatement
				  of vectors. These standards are established to promote public health, safety,
				  and well-being by:
(1) Preventing epidemics
				  of vector-borne diseases;
(2)
				  Preventing establishment of new vector species; and
(3) Preventing vector nuisances.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11-26-2 - Background

Current through June, 2024
Traditionally, the vector control regulations were dually
					 enforced by sanitarians as well as vector control personnel. However, emerging
					 new requirements governing pest control procedures and practices, namely,
					 Chapter
					 66 of Title 4, Administrative Rules,
					 entitled "Pesticides," call for precision controls to insure the protection of
					 the public and the environment. Accordingly, vector control personnel are now
					 required to possess specialized technical knowledge, skills, and must be duly
					 certified under section
					 4-66-56(b)(8). For
					 these reasons, the vector control regulations previously a part of Public
					 Health Regulations Chapter One, "Sanitation," is now being separated and made
					 into this Chapter
					 26 of Title 11, "Vector
					 Control."
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11-26-3 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this chapter:
"Arthropods" means invertebrate (without spinal column)
					 animals with jointed legs.
"Department" means the Hawaii state department of
					 health.
"Director" means the director of health or a duly
					 authorized person.
"Eradication" means the elimination or extermination of
					 rodents and other public health vectors.
"Foodstuff" means articles used or intended to be used for
					 food or drink by humans or animals.
"Garbage" means all discarded wastes resulting from the
					 growing, handling, storage, preparation, cooking, and consumption of
					 food.
"Harborage" means any condition or place which may provide
					 shelter for public health vectors or favor their multiplication or continued
					 existence.
"Nuisances" mean any vector breeding sources and
					 harborages, sources of filth, causes of sickness, disease, injury, or
					 discomfort.
"Opening" means any aperture through which any vector may
					 enter a building.
"Pest management" means the utilization of a coordinated
					 multiple control approach to secure the precision control of vectors, which
					 includes but is not limited to a combination of chemical, biological, physical,
					 mechanical, and environmental control measures.
"Putrescible wastes" means those waste materials of
					 organic origin capable of breeding, harboring, or serving as food sources for
					 vectors.
"Ratproof" means to construct or repair so as to prevent
					 the entrance of rats and other rodents into buildings from the exterior or from
					 one building or establishment to another. Such construction consists of closure
					 or barrier with materials impervious to rodents' gnawing.
"Refuse" means putrescible wastes, rubbish, or trash, or a
					 mixture of any of these items.
"Rubbish" means waste, broken or rejected matter, and all
					 loose materials, not including garbage, whether combustible or not.
"State" means the State of Hawaii.
"Vector" means an organism, usually an insect or other
					 arthropod, rodent, or other animal, capable of transmitting the causative
					 agents of human diseases or affecting public health and
					 well-being.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11-26-4 - Penalty

Current through June, 2024
(a) Field citation:
(1) A field citation is an offer to settle an
				  administrative case involving any violation of chapter 322, Hawaii Revised
				  Statutes, or of this chapter and may include an enforcement compliance
				  order.
(2) The director or any duly
				  authorized employee of the Department may issue a field citation to a person,
				  an owner or occupier of property, an official representative of an owner or
				  occupier, a firm, a corporation, or an official representative of a firm or a
				  corporation.
(3) To be effective, a
				  field citation must be signed by the director or a duly authorized employee and
				  shall impose a fine in the following specified amounts:
(i) for the first offense, $25.00;
(ii) for the second offense,
				  $50.00;
(iii) for the third
				  offense, $100.00.
(4)
				  The penalty amounts listed in the subsection(a)(3) are set in consideration of
				  the factors set forth in section
				  322-8(b),
				  Hawaii Revised Statutes, particularly the value of prompt correction, and based
				  on the presumption of the respondent's ability to pay stated in that
				  section.
(5) A field citation may,
				  but need not be preceded by a "Notice of Violation," providing the respondent
				  with a reasonable time, not to exceed seven days, to abate the cause of the
				  violation.
(6) Any subsequent
				  offense committed after the third cited offense or any violation of an
				  enforcement compliance order issued in conjunction with a field citation may be
				  subject to additional penalties through the administrative process described in
				  section
				  11-26-4(b)
				  or as authorized by chapter 322, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
(7) If a party receiving a field citation
				  contests the citation, the director may withdraw the citation and pursue
				  additional remedies through the administrative process described in section
				  11-26-4(b)
				  or as authorized by chapter 322, Hawaii Revised Statutes.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 11-26-5 - Severability

Current through June, 2024
Should any section, paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase,
					 or application of this chapter be declared unconstitutional or invalid for any
					 reason, the remainder of any other application of said chapter shall not be
					 affected thereby.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 2 - FLIES › Section 11-26-11 - Flies; protection against breeding

Current through June, 2024
No person, firm, or corporation shall have or keep upon
					 premises owned, leased, or occupied by them, any article, substance, or thing
					 of whatever kind, nature, or description in which flies may breed, unless the
					 same be kept protected from flies or maintained in a manner consistent with
					 pest management methods.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 2 - FLIES › Section 11-26-12 - Flies; management of animal farm wastes

Current through June, 2024
Every owner or operator of a farm on which animals or
					 fowls are kept shall manage wet manure, liquid or solid wastes, refuse, and
					 other putrescible wastes in which flies may breed in a manner which inhibits
					 fly breeding as prescribed by pest management methods.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 2 - FLIES › Section 11-26-13 - Flies; reuse of animal farm wastes

Current through June, 2024
(a) No person,
				  firm, or corporation shall use untreated animal or poultry farm wastes for soil
				  enrichment unless the same wastes are managed to prevent fly breeding by an
				  approved pest management method.
(b) No animal or poultry farm waste,
				  vegetable refuse, night soil, or garbage of any nature, which is dangerous to
				  the public health, shall be used for grading or filling any lot, parcel, or
				  other tract of land except for sanitary landfills approved by the
				  director.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 2 - FLIES › Section 11-26-14 - Flies; management of domestic animal wastes

Current through June, 2024
Every property owner or tenant shall prevent the
					 accumulation of and shall remove or manage all fly breeding media generated by
					 domestic animals including dog and cat manure as often as necessary to prevent
					 harboring of flies or excessive breeding. Excessive breeding shall mean the
					 production of flies in quantities as may endanger the health or interfere with
					 the comfort of persons who occupy property in the
					 neighborhood.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 2 - FLIES › Section 11-26-15 - Flies; management of animal wastes on public or on private premises not the property of the owner of the animal

Current through June, 2024
Every owner of an animal shall prevent the accumulation of
					 and shall remove all manure generated by the animal on public and private
					 premises not the property of the animal owner, provided that no violation shall
					 occur if the owner of the offending animal promptly and voluntarily removes the
					 waste.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 3 - MOSQUITOES › Section 11-26-22 - Mosquitoes; protection against breeding

Current through June, 2024
It shall be unlawful to have, keep, maintain, cause, or
					 permit any collection of standing or flowing water:
(1) In which mosquitoes propagate;
				  or
(2) In which mosquitoes may be
				  propagated unless such water is treated or managed to prevent
				  breeding.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 3 - MOSQUITOES › Section 11-26-23 - Mosquitoes; treatment and management of breeding

Current through June, 2024
The treatment and management of any water for the
					 prevention or control of mosquitoes includes but is not limited to:
(1) Screening with wire or plastic netting of
				  at least eighteen meshes to the inch each way, or with any other material which
				  will effectually prevent the ingress or egress of mosquitoes;
(2) Emptying and cleaning of unscreened
				  containers every seven days to destroy all mosquito larvae and eggs;
(3) Using an approved and appropriate
				  larvicide effectively;
(4) Stocking
				  with mosquito-destroying fish;
(5)
				  Removing by physical or chemical means, all vegetation and other obstructions
				  which impede drainage, cause impoundment, and restrict free movement of
				  mosquito-destroying fishes;
(6)
				  Filling or draining to prevent temporary or permanent accumulations of
				  water;
(7) Disposing by removal or
				  destruction of containers, such as cans, tires, boxes, bottles, and similar
				  articles holding or likely to hold water; or
(8) Treating, filling, or removing as
				  feasible naturally existing mosquito-breeding sources such as tree and rock
				  holes and water-holding plants.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 4 - RODENTS › Section 11-26-31 - Rodents; construction of new buildings

Current through June, 2024
(a) Buildings
				  intended for restaurants, markets, stables, slaughterhouses, piers, theaters,
				  and storehouses for foodstuffs shall have the floor of the lower story
				  constructed of concrete or other material impervious to rodents.
(b) Residences and other buildings not having
				  the floor of the lower story of concrete or other material impervious to
				  rodents shall have an unobstructed crawl space of at least twenty inches
				  between the bottom of the joists of the lower floor of the building and the
				  highest point of ground. Such space shall not be secured by excavation, except
				  when authorized by the director in cases where proper drainage, ventilation,
				  and access can be secured.
(c) All
				  parts of all buildings shall be ratproofed.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 4 - RODENTS › Section 11-26-32 - Rodents; repair and maintenance of existing buildings

Current through June, 2024
(a)
				  Buildings which do not have the floor of the lower story of material impervious
				  to rodents, shall be altered so as to conform to the requirements of section
				  11-26-31.
				  Buildings with floors of wood or other material pervious to rodents shall not
				  be used for the storage of foodstuff unless a separate room or enclosure is
				  provided for storage. Such storage shall be completely lined with hardware
				  cloth with openings not larger than one-quarter inch or other material equally
				  impervious to rodents and protected from rodent excrement.
(b) Buildings, sidewalks, and retaining walls
				  shall be maintained to exclude rodents and prevent the harboring of
				  rodents.
(c) No person shall remove
				  or alter the existing ratproofing of any building, or make any new openings
				  that are not closed or sealed against the entrance of rodents.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 4 - RODENTS › Section 11-26-33 - Rodents; control on premises

Current through June, 2024
Every owner or occupant of any premises that has rodents
					 shall promptly eradicate or in good faith continually endeavor to eradicate the
					 rodents by poisoning, trapping, or other appropriate means. Foodstuffs, animal
					 feed, and other edible materials upon which rodents may feed shall be kept in
					 ratproof structures and locations inaccessible to rodents. Windfalls, garbage,
					 and other materials which may serve as food for rodents shall be removed
					 promptly and stored in ratproof containers for proper removal and
					 disposal.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 4 - RODENTS › Section 11-26-34 - Rodents; rubbish and loose materials

Current through June, 2024
(a) No rubbish of
				  any description shall be placed, left, dumped, or permitted to be stored in the
				  vicinity of any building, in such a way as to afford a harboring or breeding
				  place for rodents.
(b)
				  Indiscriminate dumping of rubbish or waste is prohibited.
(c) Firewood, scrap lumber, and other loose
				  usable materials on any premises shall be piled orderly on platforms or stands
				  with sufficient clearance to prevent rat harborage and also to facilitate
				  inspection and cleaning.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 4 - RODENTS › Section 11-26-35 - Rodents; demolishing of structure and clearing of sites and vacant lots

Current through June, 2024
(a) No person, firm, or corporation shall
				  demolish or clear any structure, site, or vacant lot without first ascertaining
				  the presence or absence of rodents which may endanger the public health by
				  dispersal from such premises.
(b)
				  Should any such inspection reveal the presence of rodents, the person, firm, or
				  corporation shall eradicate the rodents before demolishing or clearing the
				  structure, site, or vacant lot.
(c)
				  The department may conduct an independent inspection to monitor compliance, or
				  request a written report.
(d)
				  Vacant lots and ground not built upon shall be kept free of
				  harborages.
(e) Any person, firm,
				  or corporation applying for a demolition or land clearing permit shall be
				  assessed an application fee of $25 per application at the time of filing,
				  payable to the director of health. The fee, for administrative costs, does not
				  obligate the department to conduct an inspection to fulfill any requirement of
				  this section.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 4 - RODENTS › Section 11-26-36 - Rodents; docks, wharves, and vessels

Current through June, 2024
(a) All public and
				  private docks and wharves shall be constructed so as to prevent rodents from
				  gaining access into or under the structures at either high or low tide. All
				  foodstuffs stored on docks and wharves shall be kept and stored in a manner to
				  prevent contact or contamination by rodents.
(b) Whenever any vessel or other watercraft
				  arriving from any port infected or suspected of being infected with human or
				  rodent plague lies alongside any wharf or dock, or whenever any vessel or other
				  watercraft is docked at any port in the State where in the opinion of the
				  director there exists the danger of human or rodent plague, the following
				  requirements shall be fulfilled:
(1)
				  Immediately upon docking and during the entire time a vessel lies at a wharf,
				  it shall be fended off at least six feet from the dock.
(2) All connecting lines shall be properly
				  fitted with rat guards of such design as shall be approved by the
				  director.
(3) Gangways and other
				  means of access to the vessel or watercraft shall be well lighted or separated
				  from the shore at night by a minimum of six feet.
(4) All cargo nets and similar devices
				  extending between the vessel and shore structures shall be removed at night
				  unless in actual use.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 5 - DISINSECTION OF AIRCRAFT › Section 11-26-41 - Requirement

Current through June, 2024
The director may require the disinsection of an aircraft
					 arriving in the State from any possession, territory, state, or district of the
					 United States that is infected with insect-borne communicable disease and is
					 suspected of harboring insects creating a public health
					 danger.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 5 - DISINSECTION OF AIRCRAFT › Section 11-26-42 - Procedure

Current through June, 2024
(a) The disinsection procedures such as
				  choice of insecticide and manner of application will conform to 42 CFR 71.102
				  entitled "Sanitary Inspection: Control of Rodents, Insects, and Other Vermin;
				  Disinsection."
(b) The pilot in
				  command shall determine that the aircraft is disinsected according to the
				  provisions of this regulation.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 5 - DISINSECTION OF AIRCRAFT › Section 11-26-43 - Inspection

Current through June, 2024
Any aircraft upon arrival in the State may be inspected by
					 authorized agent or agents of the department representatives of the Hawaii
					 state department of agriculture, and the United States Public Health Service,
					 the United States Department of Agriculture, the armed forces of the United
					 States, and others as may be designated by the director, to determine the
					 effectiveness of the disinsection procedures. When it has been found that the
					 disinsection procedure carried out in any aircraft has been ineffective or
					 neglected, the agents or representatives may disinsect the aircraft and the
					 department may recover the costs by following the methods prescribed under
					 section
					 322-2,
					 Hawaii Revised Statutes.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 6 - MISCELLANEOUS VECTORS › Section 11-26-61 - Fleas, mites, and ticks

Current through June, 2024
Premises shall be kept free from fleas, mites, and ticks
					 to prevent occurrence of a public health disease or nuisance.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 6 - MISCELLANEOUS VECTORS › Section 11-26-62 - Cockroaches

Current through June, 2024
Premises shall be kept reasonably free of cockroach
					 infestation to prevent hazards to public health, welfare, and
					 comfort.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 6 - MISCELLANEOUS VECTORS › Section 11-26-63 - Venomous arthropods

Current through June, 2024
(a) As used in this
				  section "venomous arthropods" mean those animals that can inflict injurious or
				  fatal bites or stings to humans and include centipedes, scorpions, spiders,
				  ants, bees, and wasps.
(b) Premises
				  shall be kept reasonably free of venomous arthropods infestations to prevent
				  hazards to public health, welfare, and comfort.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 6 - MISCELLANEOUS VECTORS › Section 11-26-64 - Other arthropods of public health significance

Current through June, 2024
Premises shall be kept free of arthropod infestation to
					 prevent the occurrence of a public health disease or
					 nuisance.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 7 - SPECIAL SITUATIONS › Section 11-26-81 - Purpose and scope

Current through June, 2024
(a) The purpose of
				  this subchapter is to insure that, as a last resort, direct control services
				  may be provided by the department in special situations due to an imminent
				  vector hazard.
(b) The scope of
				  this subchapter:
(1) Establishes qualifying
				  guidelines by which the department shall determine the existence of an imminent
				  vector hazard;
(2) Establishes the
				  extent of assistance which may be provided; and
(3) Establishes the method by which the State
				  may attempt to recover expenses incurred while providing the direct control
				  services.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 7 - SPECIAL SITUATIONS › Section 11-26-82 - Background

Current through June, 2024
Under sections
					 322-1 and
					 322-2,
					 Hawaii Revised Statutes, the public or individual is responsible to abate their
					 own vector problem. Yet in special situations, due to compelling circumstances
					 based on an imminent vector hazard, state assistance may become necessary as
					 the last resort to provide relief from the hazard.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 7 - SPECIAL SITUATIONS › Section 11-26-83 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
As used in this subchapter:
"Applicant" means the person who is requesting the
					 service.
"Direct control services" means to abate the hazardous
					 situation with state resources including materials and manpower. Excluded are
					 corrective structural repairs, clean-up of unsanitary conditions that cause or
					 promote hazardous situations, and additional follow-up applications unless
					 follow-up applications are required because of control failures.
"Imminent vector hazard" means an existing severe vector
					 situation which in the opinion of the director can seriously impair the health,
					 safety, or well-being of an individual or the public if not immediately
					 abated.
"Inspector" means a duly authorized agent of the
					 department's vector control branch.
"Program supervisor" means the respective district wide
					 supervising vector control inspector on the neighbor islands or the vector
					 control branch section supervisors on Oahu.
"Special situation" means a condition under which the
					 department may provide direct control services as a last resort, as requested
					 by the applicant, because in its evaluation an imminent vector hazard
					 exists.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 7 - SPECIAL SITUATIONS › Section 11-26-84 - Qualifying criteria

Current through June, 2024
(a) To qualify for
				  direct control services, the situation shall be considered an imminent vector
				  hazard.
(b) To verify the
				  situation, the applicant faced with imminent vector hazard shall:
(1) Allow the inspector to verify the
				  existence of an imminent vector hazard; and
(2) Sign a form authorizing the department to
				  treat the premises and informing the applicant that the department may attempt
				  to recover the cost of supplies and materials used to abate the
				  hazard.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 26 - VECTOR CONTROL › Subchapter 7 - SPECIAL SITUATIONS › Section 11-26-85 - Disputes

Current through June, 2024
(a) As used in this section, "higher
				  authority" means a person who has been designated a duly authorized agent of
				  the director such as the district health officers or their designees on the
				  neighbor islands and the chief, vector control branch, on Oahu.
(b) All disputes shall be referred to a
				  higher authority for final decision.
(c) Any situation not covered by this rule
				  shall be referred to a higher authority for final action."
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 29 - FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS › Section 11-29-1 - Purpose

Current through June, 2024
The purpose of this chapter is to establish standards of
				  identity, quality and labeling, for foods and to regulate the sale of aquatic
				  foods in the interest of consumer protection and the public
				  welfare.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 29 - FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS › Section 11-29-2 - Definitions

Current through June, 2024
"Aquatic food" includes all species of edible plants and
				  animals from fresh, brackish, salt, or sea water.
"Consumer commodity" means any food, but shall not include
				  any meat or poultry products, except as these products are sold at retail in
				  stores and restaurants.
"Food" means
(1) products used for food or drink for man or animal;
(2) chewing gum; and
(3) components of any such product.
Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS › Chapter 29 - FOOD AND FOOD PRODUCTS › Section 11-29-3 - Meat, meat products, poultry, poultry products, dog, and cat food

Current through June, 2024
(a) Any meat or meat products or poultry or
				poultry products, if sold as a consumer commodity, shall conform to the
				identity and labeling requirements set forth by the Secretary of Agriculture,
				United States Department of Agriculture. As provided by the Secretary of
				Agriculture, raw chopped beef, raw ground beef, or raw hamburger shall not
				contain more than thirty per cent fat. If any claims regarding the percentage
				of fat are made on the labeling of raw chopped beef, raw ground beef, or raw
				hamburger, the percentage of fat shall be declared in five per cent increments
				on the labels, if packaged, or on placards or handbills in plain block letters
				at least three-eighth of an inch high, if offered for sale in retail bulk form.
				The percentage of fat may be declared as "No More Than____ % of Fat," or "Less
				Than _____% Fat," or a similar statement which is not false or
				misleading.
(b) Dog and cat food or
				any similar terms used in connection with any product shall mean a food product
				that is wholesome and nutritious for dogs and cats and shall comply with the
				following label requirements.
(1) The label
				must bear in legible manner, a statement of the "Guaranteed Analysis" which
				shall specify the minimum percentage of crude protein and crude fat and the
				maximum percentage of crude fiber present in the food; except that this
				requirement shall not apply to meat, poultry, or fish scraps prepared at the
				retail establishment at which it is sold.
(2) The label must bear a complete listing of
				ingredients in accordance with the provisions of 21 Code of Federal Regulations
				Part 101.
(3) Misleading statements
				such as "Fit For Human Food" which might be construed as offering the product
				for human consumption are prohibited.