04-29-2013, 03:58 PM
If you find a mainland plan you like, it is best to have it redrawn by a local drafter, who can then get the seal from a local architect or engineer. As someone who has had to work off some of the plans from the mainland, (and here I mean not designed for Hawaii code or typical construction methods used on the islands), I can attest that they often leave off vital information or just plain "don't work"