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<br />BROWN: Yes, I have the copy with me here, if you would like to -.
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<br />WHITTEMORE: I just wanted to get some clarification on one of the items that was in here. This
<br />is on Page 5 -.
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<br />BROWN: I’m not sure what you are referring to. Is that -. Okay, I think I have it now.
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<br />WHITTEMORE: On Page 5, it’s under the, actually it starts on Page 4, the Historic, Cultural, and
<br />Scenic Resources. No. d. under 2.1.2. Objectives, is, it says, “Adopt ‘kanaka’ building code
<br />standards ….” Can you describe for me what that is and what the application would be, and how
<br />that fits with, I support it certainly but I’m just curious how it fits in with building codes and, you
<br />know, for insurance liability issues and things like that?
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<br />BROWN: Yeah, that’s something that would have to be worked out, you know, in the process of
<br />deciding what those kanaka building code standards actually are, and how they would fit in to the
<br />existing building code. So definitely a process that we’d have to go through to come up with those.
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<br />WHITTEMORE: So their intent is to conform with County building codes, but still be able to have
<br />the ability because, I’m just, I’m looking at the application, because it sounds like this applies to
<br />residential and commercial and everything.
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<br />BROWN: In Pāhoa it does, yes, it does, yeah.
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<br />WHITTEMORE: In Pāhoa, right, yeah, and if it’s not the building codes, there could be insurance
<br />liability issues and things like that, structural -.
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<br />BROWN: Yeah, the idea here is to have an alternative to the existing code that people could utilize
<br />in the Pāhoa Design District.
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<br />WHITTEMORE: Okay.
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<br />BEAUDET: Just as a follow-up to the exchange, who would sheriff that? I mean, once the revised
<br />building codes were adopted, who would oversee that? Would that be the Building Department? Is
<br />that something that’s managed through a sub-committee? I mean, has that been thought through
<br />and discussed?
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<br />BROWN: Well, like I said, the process hasn’t really started on that. But I think it’s obvious at least
<br />to me that if the building code is actually amended to adopt alternative standards, then, yes, they
<br />would be administered by the Building Division.
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<br />COMMAND: And, Brandi, I think part of this is, what the agenda item is about is to require Plan
<br />Approval for, well, I mean we are talking about P.U.D.s and -. Well, no, let me ask you this now,
<br />within the district, the special district, would there be Plan Approval for single-family residences?
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<br />BROWN: In Pāhoa, yes.
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