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Chapter 17:Shelters <br /> 17.2 Private Hurricane Shelters <br /> As a future mitigation project the criteria used to evaluate existing public emergency shelters <br /> can be adapted for application to privately owned facilities. This evaluation procedure would <br /> be particularly relevant in Hawaii due to the large tourist resorts and hotels that may need to <br /> be utilized as emergency shelters in the event of a hurricane or other disaster. <br /> 17.3 Safe Rooms <br /> The State Building Code has adopted provisions that allow Residential Safe rooms in lieu of <br /> fulfilling the windborne debris protection requirements of the IBC. An excerpt of this section <br /> taken from the Hawaii State Building code is as follows: <br /> 17-15 Hawaii County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />