Bill > HB2553

This bill aims to increase flexibility in construction by requiring the State Building Code Council to allow alternative materials, designs, or methods of construction within the Hawaii state building codes, provided they offer equal or greater fire resistance and life safety, meet or exceed structural and durability requirements, or are more economically feasible or quicker to construct while still adhering to the code's intent. It also clarifies that bids should not be rejected solely because they use metric or standard measurements, and introduces provisions for procurement debriefing and award protests for construction projects, allowing non-selected offerors to request a debriefing and potentially file a protest if the debriefing is inadequate, which could lead to a mandatory re-assessment of bids with binding votes from state representatives and senators.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2553&year=2026