I.      Introduction

A.   Call to Order

B.   Introduction of Attendees and Public Comments

C.  Approval of the SFC FY 2026 Third Quarter meeting minutes of January 22, 2026

D.  Approval of the Agenda

II.      Old Business

A.    Certificate of Fitness requirements to sell firecrackers

B.    Examination requirements for the Fire Protection Systems Certificate of Fitness

C.   Restaurant kitchen hood cleaning certification

D.   Memorandum of Agreement

III.     New Business      

A.    NFPA update

B.    Training Opportunities

C.   Status of 2026 Legislative bills

1.    SB 3140 replaces the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations with the Department of Law Enforcement as the department responsible for budgeting administrative staffing for the State Fire Council. Enrolled to Governor.

2.    SB 2645 establishes the State Fire Code as the minimum statewide standard for fire safety. Prohibits the counties from adopting, amending, or enforcing any ordinance, rule, or code provision that is less restrictive than the State Fire Code. Enrolled to Governor.

3.    SB 2502 prohibits the use of consumer fireworks except, by permit, for cultural use. Repeals portions of section 132D-3(1), HRS, that generally allow the use of consumer fireworks without a permit on New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, and the Fourth of July. No hearing.

4.    SB 2358 requires government entities to seek reimbursement for all or a portion of search or rescue expenses for persons who require rescue after leaving a hiking trail to enter an area closed to the public or hiking on a trail closed to the public, and there is a sign giving notice of the closure. No progress.  

5.    SB 2672 establishes a five-year pilot program allowing retirants to be rehired for exempt service for one-year terms under certain circumstances. Provides that retirants employed under the program are excluded from the Hawaiʻi Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund and will not experience an interruption of pension benefits. No progress.

6.    HB 1976 requires the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency, fire chiefs, Law Enforcement Standards Board, and Department of Health to make available at least one hour of dementia‑specific training for first responders, including law enforcement officers, fire first responders, and emergency medical services personnel. Conference committee meeting 5-1-26.

7.    SCR 83 requesting the City and County of Honolulu to consider developing a facility to discard lithium-ion batteries. Resolution adopted in final form.

8.    SB 17 establishes the Wildfire Mitigation Working Group. No progress after 4-14-26.

9.    SB 2095 establishes a PFAS Working Group within the Department of Health to investigate the existence and environmental dangers of per‑ and polyfluoroalkyl substances. No progress after conference committee meeting 5-1-26.

10.  SB 2521 requires federal, state, and county firefighters, emergency medical services personnel, and law enforcement officers to maintain proof of successful completion of agency-approved or other state-approved training on authorized emergency vehicles. No progress after 4-22-26.

11.  HB 1712 makes both the representative of the Building Industry Association of Hawaiʻi and the representative of the General Contractors Association of Hawaiʻi permanent standing members of the State Building Code Council, instead of members who alternate terms every four years. Deferred.

12.  SB 3048 establishes one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) permanent position for the State Building Code Council to support statewide building code coordination, permitting transparency, and modernization initiatives. Requires county reporting on building permitting performance. No progress after 4-16-26.

13.  HB 1725 amends the adoption of the Hawaiʻi state building code from a two-year cycle to a six-year cycle. No progress after 3-12-26.

14.  HB 2111 repeals on 6/30/2026 the provision prohibiting counties from requiring the installation or retrofitting of automatic fire sprinklers or automatic fire sprinkler systems in certain new or existing detached residential one- and two-family dwelling units and non-residential agricultural and aquacultural buildings and structures. No hearing.

IV.    Discussion of Next Quarterly Meeting

V.    Adjournment