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§ 5-1-5 H AWAI‘I C OUNTY C ODE <br />“Electrical work” means the installation, alteration, reconstruction, or repair of <br />electrical wiring. <br />“Engineer” means a person who is licensed and in good standing as a professional <br />engineer in the State of Hawai‘i. <br />“Existing building” means a building erected prior to the effective date of this <br />chapter, or one for which a legal permit has been issued. <br />“Existing structure” means a structure erected prior to the effective date of this <br />chapter, or one for which a legal permit has been issued. <br />“Factory-built home” means a dwelling or dwelling unit, any structure or portion <br />thereof, which is either entirely prefabricated or assembled at a place other than the <br />building site. <br />“International building code” means the International Building Code published by <br />the International Code Council, Inc., 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, <br />IL, 60478-5795, including appendices, as adopted in chapter 5A. <br />“Multi-family dwelling” means any building that contains more than two dwelling <br />units used, intended, or designed to be built, used, rented, leased, let or hired out to be <br />occupied, or that are occupied for living purposes. <br />“Owner” means any individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation, its or <br />their successors or assigns, according to the context thereof as owners or lessees of <br />property. <br />“Owner-builder” means owners or lessees of property who build or improve <br />buildings or structures on their property for their own use, or for use by their <br />immediate family. This definition shall not preempt owner-builder by exemption as <br />defined by section 444-2.5, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. <br />“Permit” means a formal authorization issued by the authority having jurisdiction <br />that authorizes performance of specified work, pursuant to the construction code, <br />including the following chapters and all administrative rules adopted pursuant to the <br />following chapters: <br />(1) 5, the construction administrative code; <br />(2) 5A, the building code; <br />(3) 5B, the residential building code; <br />(4) 5C, the existing building code; <br />(5) 5D, the electrical code; <br />(6) 5E, the energy conservation code; and <br />(7) 5F, the plumbing code. <br />“Person” means any individual, firm, partnership, association, or corporation; or its <br />or their successors or assigns, according to the context thereof. <br />“Plumbing work” means the design, installation, alteration, construction, <br />reconstruction, or repair of plumbing, gas, and drainage systems. <br />“Portable appliances” means any cord/plug connected device that is readily <br />movable. <br />“Regulatory inspection” means an inspection that is requested to satisfy the <br />requirements of laws that are other than the construction code and that relate to <br />health, safety, or public welfare. <br /> <br />SUPP. 17 (1-2025) <br />5-4 <br /> <br />