§132-16 State fire council; composition; functions. (a) There shall be established a state fire council, which shall be placed within the department of law enforcement for administrative purposes. The state fire council shall consist of the state fire marshal, the fire chiefs of the counties, the fire chief of the Hawaii state aircraft rescue fire fighting unit, and a representative of the division of forestry and wildlife of the department of land and natural resources. The state fire council may appoint an advisory committee to assist it in carrying out its functions under this chapter. The advisory committee may include the heads of the various county building departments, a licensed architect recommended by the Hawaii Society of the American Institute of Architects, a licensed electrical engineer and a licensed mechanical engineer recommended by the Consulting Engineers Council of Hawaii, a representative of the Hawaii Rating Bureau, a representative of the Hawaii Fire Fighters Association, representatives of the county fire departments, a representative of the Hawaii state aircraft rescue fire fighting unit, a representative of the division of forestry and wildlife of the department of land and natural resources, and other members of the public as the state fire council may determine can best assist it. The state fire council shall elect a chairperson from among its members.
(b) In addition to adopting a state fire code pursuant to section 132-3, the state fire council shall:
(c) The state fire council may also:
(d) The state fire council may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 for purposes of this section. [L 1978, c 241, §2(19); am L 1985, c 103, §1; am L 1987, c 271, §1; gen ch 1992; am L 2000, c 12, §1; am L 2005, c 190, §2; am L 2008, c 218, §2; am L 2014, c 165, §2; am L 2019, c 4, §2; am L 2023, c 142, §2; am L 2024, c 209, §4; am L 2025, c 302, §15]