HB 1725: COUNTIES; POINT-IN-TIME APPLICABILITY; BUILDING PERMITS; STATE BUILDING CODE COUNCIL; COUNTY AUTHORITY; HAWAII STATE BUILDING CODE; AMENDMENTS; BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS; ADOPTION CYCLE; APPROPRIATION

Part I:  Fixes the applicable building codes, standards, and county amendments for the life of a building permit, subject to certain exceptions and rules.  Part II:  Specifies the applicability of the International Residential Code.  Authorizes a county to adopt amendments to the Hawaii state building code, under certain circumstances, and repeals the counties' existing authority to amend or adopt the buildings code without council approval.  Changes the adoption of the Hawaii state building code from a two-year cycle to a six-year cycle.  Part III:  Appropriates funds for the State Building Code Council for staffing and necessary consultant services.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD2)