Hawaii Concrete & Masonry Licensing Law
Hawaii Code · 2 sections
The following is the full text of Hawaii’s concrete & masonry licensing law statutes as published in the Hawaii Code. For the official version, see the Hawaii Legislature.
HRS §444-7
§444-7 Classification. (a) For the purpose of classification, the contracting business includes any or all of the following branches:
(1) General engineering contracting;
(2) General building contracting;
(3) Specialty contracting.
(b) A general engineering contractor is a contractor whose principal contracting business is in connection with fixed works requiring specialized engineering knowledge and skill, including the following divisions or subjects: irrigation, drainage, water power, water supply, flood control, inland waterways, harbors, docks and wharves, shipyards and ports, dams and hydroelectric projects, levees, river control and reclamation works, railroads, highways, streets and roads, tunnels, airports and airways, sewers and sewage disposal plants and systems, waste reduction plants, bridges, overpasses, underpasses and other similar works, pipelines and other systems for the transmission of petroleum and other liquid or gaseous substances, parks, playgrounds and other recreational works, refineries, chemical plants and similar industrial plants requiring specialized engineering knowledge and skill, powerhouses, power plants and other utility plants and installations, mines and metallurgical plants, land levelling and earth-moving projects, excavating, grading, trenching, paving and surfacing work and cement and concrete works in connection with the above mentioned fixed works.
(c) A general building contractor is a contractor whose principal contracting business is in connection with any structure built, being built, or to be built, for the support, shelter, and enclosure of persons, animals, chattels, or movable property of any kind, requiring in its construction the use of more than two unrelated building trades or crafts, or to do or superintend the whole or any part thereof.
(d) A specialty contractor is a contractor whose operations as such are the performance of construction work requiring special skill such as, but not limited to, electrical, drywall, painting and decorating, landscaping, flooring, carpet laying by any installation method, plumbing, or roofing work, and others whose principal contracting business involves the use of specialized building trades or crafts. [L 1957, c 305, §1(s 6); Supp, §166A-6; HRS §444-7; am L 1989, c 162, §1]
HRS §464-13
§464-13 Structures exempted from provisions of chapter. (a) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to work in respect to any privately owned or privately controlled one-storied building or structure, the estimated cost of which does not exceed $40,000, nor to any privately controlled two-storied building or structure, the estimated cost of which does not exceed $35,000.
(b) The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to work in respect to any privately owned or privately controlled one-storied residence, the estimated cost of which does not exceed $180,000, nor to any privately owned or privately controlled two-storied residence, the cost of which does not exceed $162,000.
(c) Whenever the exemption provided for in subsection (b) is applied to the construction of a new residence, it shall be noted and recorded with the bureau of conveyances.
(d) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), the following work shall not be exempt from the requirements of this chapter:
(1) Any building, structure, or residence in which the principal structural members consist of reinforced concrete or structural steel having riveted, bolted, or welded connections;
(2) Any structure or improvement for which the State, a county, or political subdivision requires the use of an appropriately licensed design professional, including but not limited to:
(A) Structures within special management areas, flood hazard areas, and special design districts; or
(B) Improvements resulting from conditional use or other discretionary zoning permits, code compliances or variances, and building permit expediting procedures; and
(3) Any improvement resulting from rules established by a landowner or an association of owners for private property owned by the landowner or association of owners. [L 1931, c 165, §9; RL 1935, §7041; RL 1945, §7613; RL 1955, §166-13; am L 1961, c 151, §1; HRS §464-13; am L 1969, c 146, §2; am L 1979, c 113, §1; am L 2023, c 177, §2]
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