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Section 5-1-6. Licenses. When this construction administrative code or any of the construction codes require that a person be licensed pursuant to chapters 444, 448E, or 464, of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, such license must be valid in the State of Hawaii, unexpired, and unrevoked. Section 5-1-7. Computation of time. In computing any period of time prescribed or allowed by the construction administrative code, or by any applicable law or rule, the day of the act, event, or default after which the designated period of time begins to run shall not be included. The last day of the period so computed shall be included unless it is a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, in which event the period runs until the end of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday. When the period of time prescribed or allowed is less than seven consecutive days, intermediate Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays shall be excluded in the computation. As used in the construction administrative code, "holiday" includes any day designated as such pursuant to section 8-1, Hawaii Revised Statutes. Section 5-1-8. Additional time after service by mail. Whenever a party has the right or is required to do some act or take some proceedings within a prescribed period after the service of a notice or other paper upon the party, if the notice or paper is served upon the party by mail, two days shall be added to the prescribed period. This period shall begin as of the date of mailing. Article 2. Administration. Division 1. General. Section 5-2-1. Department having jurisdiction. Unless otherwise provided for by law, the director of public works, in the director's capacity as the authority having jurisdiction, shall have jurisdiction over and administer all matters covered by the construction code. Section 5-2-2. Duties of the authority having jurisdiction. The authority having jurisdiction shall administer the provisions of the construction code and amendments thereto and shall perform the following duties: (1) Administer and enforce the provisions of the construction code, including chapters: 5, the construction administrative code; 5A, the building code; 51), the electrical code; 5E, the energy conservation code; and 517, the plumbing code; in a manner consistent with the intent thereof, (2) Render interpretations of the construction code and adopt policies and procedures that are consistent with the intent and purpose of this code. Such policies and 15