Chapter 132 — Chapter 132
18 sections in this chapter.
HRS §132-1 County fire chiefs; powers and duties
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PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS §132-1 County fire chiefs; powers and duties. (a) Records. The fire chief of each county shall keep in the county fire chief's office a record of all fires occurring in the county and of all facts concerning the same, and shall make compilations and sta…
HRS §132-11 [OLD] REPEALED
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§132-11 [OLD] REPEALED. L 1978, c 241, §2(12). §132-11 Recorded order of county fire chiefs and state fire marshal as evidence. A duplicate original of every order made by each county fire chief shall be filed in the fire chief's office, and a duplicate original of every order ma…
HRS §132-12 Court aid
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§132-12 Court aid. Each county fire chief or the state fire marshal may invoke the aid of any court of competent jurisdiction to enforce any order or action made or taken by the fire chief or state fire marshal in pursuance of law. [L 1917, c 115, pt of §49; RL 1925, pt of §3463;…
HRS §132-13 Penalty
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§132-13 Penalty. Any owner, occupant, or other person having control over or charge of any building, structure, or other premises who violates any provision of this chapter or any law, ordinance, or rule relating to protection from fire loss or who fails or refuses to comply with…
HRS §132-14 Educational powers of county fire chiefs
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§132-14 Educational powers of county fire chiefs. The fire chiefs of each county may:
HRS §132-15 Powers of director of labor and industrial relations
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§132-15 Powers of director of labor and industrial relations. Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to deprive the director of labor and industrial relations of any power or jurisdiction over or relative to the storage of explosives. [L 1917, c 115, pt of §49; RL 1…
HRS §132-16 State fire council; composition; functions
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§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 …
HRS §132-16.5 REPEALED
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§132-16.5 REPEALED. L 2025, c 302, §17.
HRS §132-2 General power to make rules
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§132-2 General power to make rules. Subject to chapter 91, the fire chief of each county may adopt rules which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of any ordinance relating to the protection of persons and property against fire. Such rules may relate to:
HRS §132-3 Adoption of state fire code
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§132-3 Adoption of state fire code. The state fire council shall, pursuant to chapter 92 and exempt from the requirements of chapter 91, adopt a state fire code setting forth minimum requirements relative to the protection of persons and property from fire loss, including without…
HRS §132-4 [OLD] REPEALED
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§132-4 [OLD] REPEALED. L 1978, c 241, §2(4). §132-4 Investigation of fires; criminal prosecutions. The fire chief of the county in which any fire occurs shall immediately investigate the cause, origin, and circumstances of fire by which property has been destroyed or damaged and …
HRS §132-4.5 Investigation of fires; immunity for information received from insurers
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§132-4.5 Investigation of fires; immunity for information received from insurers. (a) The fire chief of each county or the state fire marshal may require any insurer in writing to release information relating to any investigation the insurer has made concerning a loss or potentia…
HRS §132-5 Right of entry for inspection; unlawful to obstruct
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§132-5 Right of entry for inspection; unlawful to obstruct. The county fire chief, the chief's designees, the state fire marshal, or the state fire marshal's designees, at all reasonable hours may enter any buildings, structures, or premises within the fire chief's or state fire …
HRS §132-6 Duties of county fire chiefs; periodic inspections; orders to remove fire hazards; appeals
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§132-6 Duties of county fire chiefs; periodic inspections; orders to remove fire hazards; appeals. (a) Each county fire chief, in person or by officers or members of the fire chief's fire department designated by the fire chief for that purpose, shall inspect all buildings, premi…
HRS §132-7 Duty of owner to remove fire hazard; expense; lien
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§132-7 Duty of owner to remove fire hazard; expense; lien. If the owner or occupant, to whom the order is directed, fails to comply with the order, or with the order as modified on appeal, and within the time therein fixed, then the county fire chief may cause the buildings, stru…
HRS §132-8 Duties of owners generally
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§132-8 Duties of owners generally. (a) Every owner or other person having charge of or control over any building, structure, or other premises, in this chapter designated "owner", shall construct, keep, and make the building, structure, or other premises, in this chapter designat…
HRS §132-8.5 Automatic elevators
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§132-8.5 Automatic elevators. (a) Every owner, as defined in section 132-8, of a building in a county with more than five floors above or below ground, in which there is an elevator having automatic operation, shall provide that one or more elevators in such building shall be arr…
HRS §132-9 Submission of building plans for approval
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§132-9 Submission of building plans for approval. The county fire chief shall be authorized by each respective county to require plans or documentation, or both, to show compliance with the county's adopted fire code for the following: No work shall commence without the necessary…