Chapter 05 Construction Administrative Code

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§ 5-4-4 H AWAI‘I C OUNTY C ODE (4) License numbers for each contractor or specialty contractor and a statement that such licenses are in full force and effect, or if the applicant is exempt from chapter 444, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, the basis for the claimed exemption, pursuant to section 444-9.1, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes; and (5) A signature by the responsible managing employee or authorized employee of each contractor and specialty contractor. (b) Whenever used in this section, in accordance with section 444-7, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes, “specialty contractor” means a contractor whose operations as such are the performance of construction work requiring special skill such as, but not limited to, electrical, drywall, painting and decorating, landscaping, flooring, carpet laying by any installation method, plumbing, or roofing work, and others whose principal contracting business involves the use of specialized building trades or crafts. (2020, ord 20-61, sec 2.) 5-4-4 Section 5-4-5. Review of application. (a) The application, plans, specifications, and other data filed by an applicant for a permit shall be reviewed by the authority having jurisdiction. Plans shall also be reviewed by other appropriate departments and divisions of the County and the State to verify compliance with laws under their jurisdiction. (b) Nothing contained in the construction code shall be construed to require the authority having jurisdiction to accept or reject any permit application before completion of reviews required pursuant to the construction code and other applicable laws. (2020, ord 20-61, sec 2.) 5-4-5 Section 5-4-6. Action on application. (a) If the application, plans, specifications, and other data filed by an applicant for a permit do not conform to the requirements of pertinent laws, the authority having jurisdiction shall reject such application in writing, stating the reasons therefor. (b) If the authority having jurisdiction finds that the work described in an application for a permit and the plans, specifications and other data filed therewith conform to the requirements of the construction code and all other pertinent laws, and the fees specified in article 7 have been paid, the authority having jurisdiction shall issue a permit therefor to the applicant. (2020, ord 20-61, sec 2.) 5-4-6 Section 5-4-7. Withdrawal of application. (a) An applicant shall have one hundred eighty days from the date of submission to obtain a permit. (b) The application will be determined to be abandoned and therefore withdrawn by the applicant if after the one hundred eighty days: (1) The applicant fails to submit, dispute, or otherwise act on errors or deficiencies noted on the application; or (2) The applicant fails to pay the permit fee. SUPP. 15 (1-2024) 5-22