Hawaii Administrative Code

Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-25-12 R 4/29/95

(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 shal…

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. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-25-14 [Eff 2/8/93; comp 4/29/95; comp 8/25/97; comp 1/8/01; comp 5/24/02] (Auth: HRS §§ 340F-7, 340F-11(1)…

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. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-25-15 [Eff 2/8/93; co…

As used in this chapter: "Association of boards of certification for operating personnel in water and wastewater utilities" or "ABC" means that organization which serves as an information center for certification activities, recommends minimum standards and guidelines for the cla…

Operators may obtain certification by the following methods provided in this section: (1) Operator-in-training (OIT) certification.(A) An applicant may apply for OIT certification if the applicant meets the following requirements:(i) The applicant meets the educational requiremen…

(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 schoo…

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 ser…

(a) This chapter applies to all community and nontransient noncommunity public water systems. (1) Each public water system covered by this chapter shall be under the responsible charge of an operator(s) holding a valid certification equal to or greater than the classification of …

(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 no…

(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 wi…

(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 bo…

(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 o…

(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 n…

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 consiste…

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. Notes Haw. Code R.…

(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 garbag…

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 t…

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…

Notes Haw. Code R. §§ 11-26-16 to 20

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," c…

As used in this subchapter "mosquitoes" include mosquitoes, midges, and gnats. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-26-21 [Eff. 9/18/81; comp 8/10/00] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-9, 321-10) (Imp: HRS § 321-11)

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. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-26-22 […

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…

Notes Haw. Code R. §§ 11-26-24 to 30

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 exterm…

(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 fl…

(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 food…

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 sha…

(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 lumb…

(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…

(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 contaminat…

Notes Haw. Code R. §§ 11-26-37 to 40

(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 Depar…

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. No…

(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 disinse…

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…

Notes Haw. Code R. §§ 11-26-44 to 60

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. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-26-5 [Eff. 9/18/81; comp 8…

Notes Haw. Code R. §§ 11-26-6 to 10

Premises shall be kept free from fleas, mites, and ticks to prevent occurrence of a public health disease or nuisance. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-26-61 [Eff. 9/18/81; comp 8/10/00] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-9, 321-10, 321-11) (Imp: HRS § 321-11)

Premises shall be kept reasonably free of cockroach infestation to prevent hazards to public health, welfare, and comfort. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-26-62 [Eff. 9/18/81; comp 8/10/00] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-9, 321-10, 321-11) (Imp: HRS § 321-11)

(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 …

Premises shall be kept free of arthropod infestation to prevent the occurrence of a public health disease or nuisance. Notes Haw. Code R. § 11-26-64 [Eff and comp 8/10/00] (Auth: HRS §§ 321-9, 321-10, 321-11) (Imp: HRS § 321-11)

Notes Haw. Code R. §§ 11-26-65 to 80

(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 departmen…

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 res…