Construction documents · Hawaii
Identify the county first for a Hawaii permit package. Keep the county’s adopted requirements and the state’s reference directory distinct, and confirm any transition rules before choosing the documents for an AI review.
Your codes, connected to your drawings
Groundbook can review your drawings against the state and local code PDFs you upload. Add the adopted code books and amendments that apply to your project, then review potential issues with links to the supporting sources.
Upload the applicable code PDFs alongside the drawing set. Include the edition, local amendments, and project requirements.
Set code PDFs to Code and Use as reference. Mark the drawings you want reviewed as Check this file.
Follow the linked drawing and reference, check applicability, and have the responsible professional verify the issue.
State and local references
Examples of references you can bring into Groundbook. Confirm the adopted edition, effective date, and project scope with the reviewing authority, then upload the applicable PDFs.
Start with the state reference, then confirm the county’s operative adoption and amendments.
Include the energy reference selected for the project with applicable county provisions and supporting design documents.
Code names link to official agency or publisher resources. Reviewed September 9, 2026. The reference set comes from the files you supply.
Hawaii reference guide
Hawaii’s Building Code Council publishes adopted state codes, amendment links, and wind topographic-factor resources. The directory also notes the State Fire Council’s separate role in adopting the fire code.
Hawaii DAGS: Building Code RulesThe council’s rules page includes emergency-proclamation notices affecting code updates and the usual county adoption timetable. Obtain current county confirmation rather than assuming a fixed two-year adoption deadline controls your application.
Hawaii DAGS: Building Code RulesSources reviewed September 9, 2026. Confirm current requirements and project applicability with the reviewing authority.
Prepare a useful review
Use this preparation list for Groundbook alongside the official permit checklist.
Include the county’s adopted editions, amendments, current permit checklist, and any written transition or applicability determination.
Supply the project’s selected wind criteria and supporting site information, topographic references where used, structural calculations or reports, and envelope schedules.
Bring civil, architectural, structural, and MEP PDFs with the scope clearly marked. On renovations, identify which existing conditions were verified and which remain assumptions.
Identify which files are being checked, which are references, and which revisions are superseded. Include reviewer comments and responses where they explain an unresolved decision.
Use the drawing-register templateFrom documents to decisions
Compare stated design information with the code and local references you supply. Verify scope, exceptions, and the source behind each potential issue.
Review code referencesLook for incomplete information and conflicting requirements before submission. Assign each verified finding to the responsible designer.
Prepare for submissionCheck relationships across drawings, schedules, specifications, and reports. Resolve the source conflict and carry the decision into the issued set.
Review the whole packageBefore you start
Use the directory as a starting point, then verify county adoption and the application’s governing requirements. The state page includes notices affecting the adoption timetable, so an automatic deadline assumption is insufficient.
Supply the current drawing set and schedules, relevant specifications and reports, the applicable code and amendment PDFs, and the reviewing authority’s checklist. Identify the edition, project scope, and permit stage. Groundbook reviews the supplied evidence; do not assume every local requirement is already available.
No. Groundbook surfaces potential conflicts and omissions with links to source documents for professional verification. It does not issue permits, certify compliance, provide permit-expediting services, or replace the authority having jurisdiction.
Official source directory
Adopted-code links, county-update notices, and site-reference resources.
Bring your drawings and the references that govern the project.