HI HCR235

Urges all Hawaii counties to implement eight specific recommendations from the June 2016 Hawaii Energy Codes Compliance Study to improve building energy code compliance.

Study found that nonresidential and high-rise residential buildings in Hawaii County, Maui County, and Honolulu had compliance rates as low as 65 percent, with interior lighting showing 35 percent non-compliance.

Estimated energy savings loss of 4.9 million kilowatt-hours per year (over $1,600,000) due to building code non-compliance across the state.

Key recommendations include developing compliance guidelines for designers, requiring code and compliance path disclosure, improving energy code awareness, and creating guidance for lighting, windows, mechanical systems, and the 2015 International Energy Conservation Code.

Directs certified copies be transmitted to the Governor, state energy office, building code council, all county mayors, and county planning directors.