Hawaii

Summary:

Hawaii has no statewide mandatory residential building code; however, the “Hawaii Model Energy Code,” which exceeds the 1995 MECs, is voluntary statewide, and mandatory in the counties of Honolulu and Maui. ASHRAE 90.1-1989 (with modifications) is mandatory for commercial buildings in Hawaii County, and ASHRAE 90.1-1999 is mandatory in the counties of Honolulu, Kauai, and Maui.

Links:

• EERE Building Energy Codes Program

• Building Codes Assistance Project (BCAP)

• Energy, Resources, and Technology Division

Contact:

Howard Wiig, Institutional Energy Analyst
Energy, Resources, and Technology Division
Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism

Phone: 808-587-3811
Email: hwiig@debt.hawaii.gov

Last Updated 06/26/2009

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