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CHAPTER 5D
ELECTRICAL CODE*
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1. Pursuant to section 107-
and standards listed in HRS, section 107-25 within two years after adoption by the State Building Code council. If a County does not
amend, adopt, and update a State code within this time frame, the respective State code shall become applicable as an interim County
code.
2. -61, section 12, and replaced with chapter 5D.
Article 1. General Provisions.
Section 5D-1-1. Title.
Section 5D-1-2. Purpose.
Section 5D-1-3. Scope; exceptions.
Section 5D-1-4. Administrative provisions.
Section 5D-1-5. Existing electrical installations.
Section 5D-1-6. Definitions.
Section 5D-1-7. Compliance required.
Section 5D-1-8. Conflict.
Article 2. Installation Requirements.
Section 5D-2-1. National electrical code adopted.
Article 3. Electrical Work Within Special Flood Hazard Areas.
Section 5D-3-1. General applicability.
Section 5D-3-2. Definitions.
Section 5D-3-3. General Requirements.
Section 5D-3-4. Services.
Section 5D-3-5. Ground fault protection.
Section 5D-3-6. Wiring method and material.
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CHAPTER 5D
ELECTRICAL CODE*
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1. Pursuant to section 107-
and standards listed in HRS, section 107-25 within two years after adoption by the State Building Code council. If a County does not
amend, adopt, and update a State code within this time frame, the respective State code shall become applicable as an interim County
code.
2. -61, section 12, and replaced with chapter 5D.
Article 1. General Provisions.
Section 5D-1-1. Title.
(2020, ord 20-61, sec 4.) 5D-1-1
Section 5D-1-2. Purpose.
The purpose of this chapter is to reduce the hazards to persons and property from
electrical causes by establishing minimum standards for electrical installations in the
County.
(2020, ord 20-61, sec 4.) 5D-1-2
Section 5D-1-3. Scope; exceptions.
This chapter shall apply to electrical work and installations within the County
inland of the shoreline high-water line, except:
(1) Work or installations not covered by the National Electrical Code, 2017
Edition, as adopted in section 5D-2-1; and
(2) Electrical work by an electrical utility on any generating plant, receiving
station, switching station, distributing station, supply lines or mains,
overhead service drop, and underground or station service supply conductor
under the control of the utility.
(2020, ord 20-61, sec 4; am 2021, ord 21-61, sec 20; am 2025, ord 25-22, sec 1.) 5D-1-3
Section 5D-1-4. Administrative provisions.
Provisions relating to permitting, enforcement, inspection, and other
administrative procedures pertaining to this chapter are contained in chapter 5, the
construction administrative code.
(2020, ord 20-61, sec 4.) 5D-1-4
Section 5D-1-5. Existing electrical installations.
Electrical installations in existence and permitted pursuant to applicable laws and
standards in effect when the electrical work thereon was performed, shall not be
deemed to be in violation of subsequent changes to applicable laws or standards,
provided that such installations shall be subject to the provisions of section 5-2-3 of the
construction administrative code.
(2020, ord 20-61, sec 4.) 5D-1-5
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Section 5D-1-6. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, unless it is apparent from the context that a different
meaning is intended:
works, or the director's authorized representative.
director's authorized representative.
administrative code, or both, as the context requires.
administrative code, contained in chapter 5, or both, as the context requires.
designed to be built, used, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or that are
occupied for living purposes.
one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating,
cooking, and sanitation.
(1) Public utility that produces, conveys, transmits, delivers, or furnishes
electricity to the public; or
(2) Person or entity who provides or intends to provide electricity for sale directly
to a public utility, subject to regulation by the Public Utilities Commission.
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material, device, fitting, apparatus, appliance, fixture, or equipment constituting a part
of or connected to any electrical installation, attached or fastened to any building,
structure, or premises and which installation or portion thereof is designed, intended, or
used to generate, transmit, transform, or utilize electrical energy within the scope and
purpose of the National Electrical Code.
electrical wiring.
rainfall runoff, wind, waves, and tsunamis as established by the authority having
jurisdiction.
the National Fire Protection Association.
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that authorizes performance of specified work, pursuant to the construction code,
including the following chapters and all administrative rules adopted pursuant to the
following chapters:
(1) 5, the construction administrative code;
(2) 5A, the building code;
(3) 5B, the residential building code;
(4) 5C, the existing building code;
(5) 5D, the electrical code;
(6) 5E, the energy conservation code; and
(7) 5F, the plumbing code.
or their successors or assigns, according to the context thereof.
moveable.
worker electrician, journey worker specialty electrician, supervising electrician, or
and who has skills and knowledge related to the construction and operation of the
electrical equipment and installations and has received safety training to recognize and
avoid the hazards involved.
(2020, ord 20-61, sec 4; am 2021, ord, 21-61, sec 21; am 2025, ord 25-22, sec 2.) 5D-1-6
Section 5D-1-7. Compliance required.
(a) No person shall perform or cause to be performed any electrical work which does
not comply with the provisions of this code or any permit issued pursuant to this
code.
(b) No person shall perform any work covered by this code in violation of the provisions
(c) Any approval or permit issued pursuant to the provisions of this code shall comply
with all applicable requirements of this code.
(d) The granting of a permit, variance, or approval of plans or specifications pursuant
to this code does not dispense with the necessity to comply with any applicable law
to which a permit holder may also be subject.
(2020, ord 20-61, sec 4.) 5D-1-7
Section 5D-1-8. Conflict.
(a)
State Electrical Code or the National Electrical Code that have been incorporated
by reference, the provisions of this code shall prevail as to all matters and questions
arising out of the subject matter of such provisions.
(b) In situations where two or more provisions of this code and any applicable law,
other than those provided for in subsection (a), cover the same subject matter, the
stricter shall be complied with.
(2020, ord 20-61, sec 4.) 5D-1-8
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Article 2. Installation Requirements.
Section 5D-2-1. National electrical code adopted.
(a) The National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition, published by the National Fire
Protection Association, One Batterymarch Park, Quincy MA, 02169-7471, including
appendices, is incorporated by reference and made a part of this code, subject to any
amendments hereinafter set forth in this chapter.
(b) The scope, technical specifications, and exemptions set forth in the National
Electrical Code, 2017 Edition, are hereby adopted as the standard for electrical
work covered by this code, provided there are no specific provisions in any other
section of this code covering the particular matter.
(c) A copy of the National Electrical Code, 2017 Edition, shall be available for public
inspection at the Hilo and Kailua-Kona offices of the department of public works
and at the office of the County clerk.
(2020, ord 20-61, sec 4.) 5D-2-1
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Article 3. Electrical Work Within Special Flood Hazard Areas.
Section 5D-3-1. General applicability.
(a) The provisions of this article shall apply to the: installation of any new electrical
system; or the renovation and major alteration, addition, or reinstallation of any
existing electrical system, within a special flood hazard area as identified by
Floodplain Management.
(b) The provisions of this article shall not apply to the following:
(1) Any electrical system serving a building or structure exempted from
chapter 27;
(2) Any electrical system serving a building or structure which has been granted a
flood control variance pursuant to article 5, chapter 27; or
(3) Any electrical system lawfully existing prior to November 8, 1993, subject to
the provisions of chapter 27.
(2020, ord 20-61, sec 4.) 5D-3-1
Section 5D-3-2. Definitions.
As used in this article, unless it is apparent from the context that a different
meaning is intended:
means the water surface elevation of the base flood.
means:
(1) A general and temporary condition of partial or complete inundation of
normally dry land areas from:
(A) The overflow of inland or tidal waters;
(B) The unusual and rapid accumulation or runoff of surface waters from any
source; or
(C) Mudslides (i.e., mudflows) which are approximately caused by flooding as
defined in paragraph (1)(B) of this definition and are akin to a river of
liquid and flowing mud on the surfaces of normally dry land areas, as
when earth is carried by a current of water and deposited along the path
of the current; or
(2) The collapse or subsidence of land along the shore of a lake or other body of
water as a result of erosion or undermining caused by waves or currents of
water exceeding anticipated cyclical levels or suddenly caused by an unusually
high water level in a natural body of water, accompanied by a severe storm, or
by an unanticipated force of nature, such as flash flood or an abnormal tidal
surge, or by some similarly unusual and unforeseeable event which results in
flooding as defined in paragraph (1)(A) of this definition.
means an area having special flood or flood-related
erosion hazards, and shown on the Flood Insurance Rate Maps as Zones A, AO, AE,
A99, AH, VE, or V.
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- when referring to construction below the inundation level, means
constructed to exclude moisture and withstand the hydraulic pressure resulting from
the anticipated depth of inundation.
(2020, ord 20-61, sec 4.) 5D-3-2
Section 5D-3-3. General Requirements.
Contractor will provide a certified flood zone elevation mark on jobsite for flood
zone elevation reference point.
(2020, ord 20-61, sec 4.) 5D-3-3
Section 5D-3-4. Services.
(1) Location. Service equipment shall be located above the inundation level, or where
permitted per chapter 27, shall be installed in a water-tight enclosure, room, or
vault, and shall be readily accessible in any case.
(2) Ground Fault Protection. Ground fault protection shall be provided for all
grounded wye electrical services.
(2020, ord 20-61, sec 4.) 5D-3-4
Section 5D-3-5. Ground fault protection.
Approved ground fault circuit protection shall be provided for all feeder and branch
circuits below or extending into inundation level.
(2020, ord 20-61, sec 4.) 5D-3-5
Section 5D-3-6. Wiring method and material.
Equipment such as transformers, fuses, panelboards, switchboards, disconnects,
circuit breakers, controllers and other devices used for control, disconnecting means,
ground fault protection, or overcurrent protection shall be located above the inundation
level, unless made of water-tight construction and permitted per chapter 27.
(2020, ord 20-61, sec 4.) 5D-3-6
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