HI HB425

Requires building permits for new buildings to include proof of ability to withstand Category 4 hurricanes, effective January 1, 2022.

Requires state government agencies to obtain building permits for work on all new public buildings, with new public buildings designed to withstand Category 5 hurricanes, effective January 1, 2022.

Amends Hawaii Revised Statutes Chapter 107 to modify design requirements for public buildings and establish hurricane resistance standards.

Allows state building construction exemptions from certain county codes that have not adopted Hawaii state building codes or contain amendments inconsistent with state standards.

Effective date of July 1, 2050, meaning implementation is delayed approximately 29 years from the stated January 1, 2022 effective dates in the bill's substantive provisions.