11-14-2013, 10:42 AM
I wish I was kidding... I also wish some clever lawyers would leverage these provisions towards a usable "alternative" building code. Copy-n-paste below; there are numerous other stipulations for size/height/location, setbacks, allowable use, etc.
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X201.1 Hale Materials. Hale shall be constructed using only materials grown
and harvested in the State of Hawai`i.
X201.2 Wood Framing Material. The wood members for the hale, such as
posts and rafters, shall be, but not limited to hardwoods of unmilled, straight
sections of trunks or branches of the following species:
(1) Casaurina equisitafolia (ironwood).
(2) Prosopis-allid (kiawe).
(3) Eucalyptus robusta (eucalyptus).
(4) Psidium cattleianum (strawberry guava).
(5) Metrosideros polymorpha (ohia).
(6) Rizophora mangle (mangrove).
Exception: Ardisia elliptica (inkberry) may be used only for roof purlins as an
alternative to specified woods listed in Items 1 through 6.
X201.3 Roofing and Siding. Thatched roofing and siding materials for the hale
may be any grass or leaf material grown and harvested in the State of Hawai`i,
to include but not be limited to pili, kualohia, pueo, kawelu, sugar-cane leaves,
and ti leaves.
X201.4 Cord. Natural or synthetic cord used for lashing structural members of
the hale shall be 400 pound test. Cord used for tying floating purlins and
thatched materials shall be 100 pound test. All cord used on the hale shall be
shades of green, tan, brown or black.
X201.5 Metal Prohibited. Metal shall not be used for the construction of the hale.
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X201.1 Hale Materials. Hale shall be constructed using only materials grown
and harvested in the State of Hawai`i.
X201.2 Wood Framing Material. The wood members for the hale, such as
posts and rafters, shall be, but not limited to hardwoods of unmilled, straight
sections of trunks or branches of the following species:
(1) Casaurina equisitafolia (ironwood).
(2) Prosopis-allid (kiawe).
(3) Eucalyptus robusta (eucalyptus).
(4) Psidium cattleianum (strawberry guava).
(5) Metrosideros polymorpha (ohia).
(6) Rizophora mangle (mangrove).
Exception: Ardisia elliptica (inkberry) may be used only for roof purlins as an
alternative to specified woods listed in Items 1 through 6.
X201.3 Roofing and Siding. Thatched roofing and siding materials for the hale
may be any grass or leaf material grown and harvested in the State of Hawai`i,
to include but not be limited to pili, kualohia, pueo, kawelu, sugar-cane leaves,
and ti leaves.
X201.4 Cord. Natural or synthetic cord used for lashing structural members of
the hale shall be 400 pound test. Cord used for tying floating purlins and
thatched materials shall be 100 pound test. All cord used on the hale shall be
shades of green, tan, brown or black.
X201.5 Metal Prohibited. Metal shall not be used for the construction of the hale.