BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:-//Hawaii Public Meetings and Events Calendar//111285106//EN VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20261026T155902Z DTSTART:20260519T090000 DTEND:20260520T000000 SUMMARY:FY26 4th Quarter Meeting UID:20261026T155905Z-uidGen@fe80:0:0:0:410:d2ff:fefd:e5dd%ens5 TZID:HST LOCATION:Honolulu Fire Department 636 South St Executive Board Room 3rd f loor DESCRIPTION:
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STATE FIRE COUNCIL (SFC)

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FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2026 FOURTH QUARTER MEETING AGENDA

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Physical Location:

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Hon olulu Fire Department (HFD)

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Third Floor Executive Board Meeting Room

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636 South Street

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Honolulu\, Hawaii 96813

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May 19\, 2026

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9:00 a.m.

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This meeting will be held in person and via audioconfer encing pursuant to HRS §\; 92-3.7\, Remote meeting by interactive confere nce technology\; notice\; quorum Eff ective: January 1\, 2022. \; You may join the mee ting from your computer\, tablet or smartphone at https://cchnl.webex.com/cchnl/j.php?MTID= mb0bb7b9e6b0fb9076410915896247acb.

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Meeting number (access code): 2494 004 7814

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Meeting password: 6s9KMtDPnB5 ( 97787633 when dialing from a phone or video system)

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Meeting password for audio: 67956837

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In the event that audiovisual com munication cannot be maintained by all participating members and quorum is lost\, the public hearing will be automatically recessed for up to th irty (30) minutes\, during which time\, an attempt to restore audiovisua l communication will be made. If the SFC is able to re-establish audio c ommunication only\, the public hearing will be reconvened and continue.< span style="mso-spacerun: yes\;"> \; To participate via audio communication\, please refer to the &ldquo\;Participate Via Phone&rdquo \; information above. \; If the SFC is unable to reconvene the public hearing because neither audio visual communication nor audio communication can be re-established withi n thirty (30) minutes\, the public hearing will be automatically termina ted\, unless stated otherwise during the public hearing. \; If the connection cannot be restored wi thin 30 minutes\, the hearing will be terminated.

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TE STIMONY

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Persons may submit oral testimony remotely by joinin g the meeting in person or via Webex as indicated above. \; Oral testimony will be taken during the agenda&rsquo\;s Public Comments or as an agenda item begins. \; Written testimony may be submitted to the SFC by email to glum@honolulu.gov\, sbratakos@honolulu.gov or cs uzuki@honolulu.gov\; or by postal mail or hand delivery to:

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If you need an auxiliary aid/servic e or other accommodation due to a disability\, please contact SFC at 808 -723-7169 or 808-723-7176 (voice)\, the Department of Labor and Industri al Relations at 808-586-8847 (TTY)\, or 1-888-569-6859 (TTY neighbor isl ands) or email to glum@honolulu.gov or sbratakos@honolulu.gov as soon as possible. \; Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled. Upon request\, this notice is available in alternate/accessible formats.

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Should you h ave questions\, please contact SFC Administrative Specialists Gary Lum ( glum@honolulu.gov) at (808) 723-7169 or Socrates Bratakos (sbratakos@hon olulu.gov) at (808) 723-7176.

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I. \; \; \;& nbsp\; \; Introduction

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A. \ ; \; Call to Order

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B. \; \; Introduction of Attendees and P ublic Comments

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C. \; Approval of the SFC FY 2026 Third Quarter meeting minutes of January 22\, 2026< /p>\n

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D. \; App roval of the Agenda

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II. \; \; \; \; \; Old Business

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A. \; \; \; Certificate of F itness requirements to sell firecrackers

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B . \; \; \; Examination requirements for the Fire Prote ction Systems Certificate of Fitness

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C. \; \; Restaurant kitchen hood cleaning certification

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D. \; \; Memorandum of Agreement

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III.&nb sp\; \; \; \; New Business \; \; \; \; \; \ ;

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A. \; \;  \; NFPA update

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B. \; \; \; Training Opportunities

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C.< span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;"> \; \; Status of 2026 Legislative bills

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1. \; \; \; SB 3140 replaces the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations with the D epartment of Law Enforcement as the department responsible for budgeting administrative staffing for the State Fire Council. Enrolled to Governo r.

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

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< span style="mso-list: Ignore\;">3. \; \; \; SB 2502 prohibits the u se of consumer fireworks except\, by permit\, for cultural use. Repeals portions of section 132D-3(1)\, HRS\, that generally allow the use of co nsumer fireworks without a permit on New Year's Eve\, New Year's Day\, a nd the Fourth of July. No hearing.

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4. \; \;  \; SB 2358 r equ ires government entities to seek reimbursement for all or a portion of s earch 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.  \;

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5. \; \; \; SB 2672 establis hes a five-year pilot program allowing retirants to be rehired for exemp t service for one-year terms under certain circumstances. Provides that retirants employed under the program are excluded from the Hawaiʻi Emplo yer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund and will not experience an interrup tion of pension benefits. No progress.

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

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7. \; \; \; < !--[endif]-->SCR 83 requ esting the City and County of Honolulu to consider developing a facility to discard lithium-ion batteries. Resolution adopted in final form.

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

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9. \; \; \; SB 2095 e stablishes a PFAS Working Group within the Department of Health to inves tigate the existence and environmental dangers of per‑ and polyfluoroalk yl substances. No progress after conference committee meeting 5-1-26.

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10. \; SB 2521 requires federal\, state\, and county firefighters\, emergency medical services personnel\, and law enf orcement officers to maintain proof of successful completion of agency-a pproved or other state-approved training on authorized emergency vehicle s. No progress after 4-22-26.

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11.< span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;"> \; HB 1712< /a> makes both the representative of the Building Industry Association of H awaiʻi 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.

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

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HB 1725< span style="font-size: 11.0pt\; font-family: 'Arial'\,sans-serif\;"> ame nds the adoption of the Hawaiʻi state building code from a two-year cycl e to a six-year cycle. No progress after 3-12-26.

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14.  \; HB 2111 repeals on 6/30/2026 the provision prohibiti ng counties from requiring the installation or retrofitting of automatic fire sprinklers or automatic fire sprinkler systems in certain new or e xisting detached residential one- and two-family dwelling units and non- residential agricultural and aquacultural buildings and structures. No h earing.

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IV. \; \; \; Discussion of Next Quarterly Meeting

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V. \; \;  \; Adjournment

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STATE FIRE COUNCIL (SFC)

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FISCAL YEAR (FY) 2026 FOURTH QUARTER MEETING AGENDA

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Physica l Location:

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Honolulu Fire Department (HFD)

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Third Floor Executive Boa rd Meeting Room

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636 South Street

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Honolulu\, Hawaii 96813

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May 19\, 2026

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9:00 a.m.

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This meeting will be held in person an d via audioconferencing pursuant to HRS &se ct\; 92-3.7\, Remote meeting by in teractive conference technology\; notice\; quorum Effective: January 1\, 2022. \; You may join the meeting from your computer\, tablet or smartphone at https://cchnl.webex.com/ cchnl/j.php?MTID=mb0bb7b9e6b0fb9076410915896247acb.

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Meeting number (access cod e): 2494 004 7814

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Meeting passwo rd: 6s9KMtDPnB5 (97787633 when dialing from a phone or video system)

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Meeting password for audio: 6795683 7

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Join by phone &n bsp\;
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Join fro m a video system or application
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Meeting password for video system: 67956837

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In the event tha t audiovisual communication cannot be maintained by all participating me mbers and quorum is lost\, the public hearing will be automatically rece ssed for up to thirty (30) minutes\, during which time\, an attempt to r estore audiovisual communication will be made. If the SFC is able to re- establish audio communication only\, the public hearing will be reconven ed and continue. \; To part icipate via audio communication\, please refer to the &ldquo\;Participat e Via Phone&rdquo\; information above.  \; If the SFC is unable to reconvene the public hearing beca use neither audiovisual communication nor audio communication can be re- established within thirty (30) minutes\, the public hearing will be auto matically terminated\, unless stated otherwise during the public hearing . \; If the connection cann ot be restored within 30 minutes\, the hearing will be terminated.

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TESTIMONY

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Persons may submit oral testimony r emotely by joining the meeting in person or via Webex as indicated above . \; Oral testimony will be taken during the agenda&rsquo\;s Public Comments or as an agenda item b egins. \; Written testimony may be submitted to the SFC by email to glum@honolulu.gov\, sbratakos@h onolulu.gov or csuzuki@honolulu.gov\; or by postal mail or hand delivery to:

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If you need an aux iliary aid/service or other accommodation due to a disability\, please c ontact SFC at 808-723-7169 or 808-723-7176 (voice)\, the Department of L abor and Industrial Relations at 808-586-8847 (TTY)\, or 1-888-569-6859 (TTY neighbor islands) or email to glum@honolulu.gov or sbratakos@honolu lu.gov as soon as possible. \; Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of bein g fulfilled. Upon request\, this notice is available in alternate/access ible formats.

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Should you have questions\, please contact SFC Administrative Speci alists Gary Lum (glum@honolulu.gov) at (808) 723-7169 or Socrates Bratak os (sbratakos@honolulu.gov) at (808) 723-7176.

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I.  \; \; \; \; \; Introduct ion

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A. \; \; Call to Order

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B. \; \; Introduction o f Attendees and Public Comments

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

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D.& nbsp\; Approval of the Agenda

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II. \; \;  \; \; \; Old Business

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A. \; \; \; Certificate of Fitness requirements to sell firecrackers

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< !-- [if !supportLists]-->B. \;& nbsp\; \; Examination requirements f or the Fire Protection Systems Certificate of Fitnes s

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C. \; \; Restaurant < /span>kitchen hood cleaning certification\n

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D. \; \; Memorandum of Agreemen t

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III. \; \; \; \; New Business \; \; \;&nb sp\; \; \;

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A.&n bsp\; \; \; NFPA update

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B. \;  \; \; Training Opportunities

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C. \;&nb sp\; Status of 2026 Legislative bills

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1. \; \; \; SB 3140 replaces the Department of Labor and Industrial Rel ations with the Department of Law Enforcement as the department responsi ble for budgeting administrative staffing for the State Fire Council. En rolled to Governor.

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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 provis ion that is less restrictive than the State Fire Code. Enrolled to Gover nor.

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

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4.&n bsp\; \; \; 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 h iking on a trail closed to the public\, and there is a sign giving notic e of the closure. No progress. &nb sp\;

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

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6.&nb sp\; \; \; HB 1976 requires the Hawaiʻi Emergency Ma nagement Agency\, fire chiefs\, Law Enforcement Standards Board\, and De partment of Health to make available at least one hour of dementia‑speci fic training for first responders\, including law enforcement officers\, fire first responders\, and emergency medical services personnel. Confe rence committee meeting 5-1-26.

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7.< span style="font: 7.0pt 'Times New Roman'\;"> \; \; \; SC R 83 requesting the City and County of Honolulu to consider deve loping a facility to discard lithium-ion batteries. Resolution adopted i n final form.

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8. \; \; \; SB 17 establishes the Wildfire Mitigation Working G roup. No progress after 4-14-26.

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

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10. \; 11. \; HB 1712 makes both the representative of the Building Industry Association of Hawaiʻi and the representative of the General Contractor s Association of Hawaiʻi permanent standing members of the State Buildin g Code Council\, instead of members who alternate terms every four years . Deferred.

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

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

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14. \; HB 2111 repeals on 6/30/2026 the pr ovision prohibiting counties from requiring the installation or retrofit ting of automatic fire sprinklers or automatic fire sprinkler systems in certain new or existing detached residential one- and two-family dwelli ng units and non-residential agricultural and aquacultural buildings and structures. No hearing.

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IV. \; \;&nbs p\; Discussion of Next Quarterly Meeting

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V.&n bsp\; \; \; Adjournment

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