Updated : 04/22/2024
Overview
Maui County, HI adopted the following codes:
- The International Building Code, 2006 edition. County of Maui, County Code, § 16.26B.100 (IBC adopted) with amendments at § 16.26B.
- The International Residential Code, 2006 edition. County of Maui, County Code, § 16.08A (IRC adopted with amendments).
- The International Energy Conservation Code, 2006 edition. County of Maui, County Code, § 16.16A (IECC adopted with amendments).
Helpful resources for County of Maui, Hawaii include the following.
Residential Building Code
Hawaii adopted a statewide mandatory residential code that will control; however, local governments are free to make laws more strict (with some limitations).See PLRB,
Hawaii Building Codes for more information on state level codes.
County of Maui adopted the 2006 IRC, locally. Note that adoptions usually come with amendments. So, it is important to review those amendments in addition to the unamended model code.
You can find a copy of the model code here.
You can find information about amendments to the model code
here.
Auto Search - beta:
2018 Hawaii State Residential Code (2018 IRC)(County of Maui, HI 16.08A.R100 - The International Residential Code.)
...Part I, Part II, and Part III (Chapters 1—10) of the "International Residential Code,
2006 Edition", herein referred to as the International Residential Code, Residential
Code, IRC, or this code, and as copyrighted and published in 2006 by the International
Code Council, Inc., 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills IL 60478-5795, is...
Drip Edge
Drip Edge: No
Ice Barrier
Comments
Maui County, HI adopted the International Residential Code, 2006 edition. County of Maui, County Code, § 16.08A (IRC adopted with amendments).
Existing Buildings
Existing buildings, meaning buildings that were built in accordance to code at the time of
construction, typically merit extra consideration in a current updated code.
R102.7 Existing structures. Buildings in existence at the time of the adoption of this code may have their existing use or occupancy continued if such use or occupancy was legal at the time of the adoption of this code, provided such continued use does not constitute a hazard to the general safety and welfare of the occupant and the public.
County of Maui, County Code, § 16.08A.R102.7 (R102.7).
Commercial Building Code
County of Maui adopted the 1996 BOCA National Building CodeYou can find a copy of the code here.You can find information about amendments to the model code here.
Auto Search - beta:
2018 Hawaii State Bldg. Code (2018 IBC)(County of Maui, HI 16.26C.100 - The International Building Code incorporated.)
...2018 Edition", herein referred to as the "International
Building Code", "Building Code", "IBC", or "this code," as copyrighted and published
in 2017 by the International Code Council, Inc., 500 New Jersey Avenue, 6th Floor,
Washington, DC 20001, is incorporated by reference and made a part hereof, subject
to the amendments set forth in this...
Comments
Maui County, HI adopted the International Building Code, 2006 edition. County of Maui, County Code, § 16.26B.100 (IBC adopted) with amendments at § 16.26B.
Existing Buildings
102.6 Existing Structures. Buildings in existence at the time of the adoption of this code may have their existing use or occupancy continued if such use or occupancy was legal at the time of the adoption of this code, provided such continued use does not constitute a hazard to the general safety and welfare of the occupants and the public.
County of Maui, County Code, § 16.26B.102.6 (102.6).
Other Building Codes
The county also adopted the following codes:
- The National Electrical Code, 2008 edition. County of Honolulu, County Code, § 16.18B (NEC adopted with amendments).
- The Uniform Plumbing Code, 2006 edition. County of Honolulu, County Code, § 16.20B (UPC adopted with amendments).
- The Uniform Fire Code (NFPA-1), 2006 edition, including, by reference, the 1999 Accumulative Supplement to the Uniform Fire Code and the Urban-Wildland Interface Code. County of Honolulu, County Code, § 16.04B.010 (UFC adopted).