HAR §12-229-4.1. Installation and alteration permits

(a) No person shall install, construct, reconstruct, relocate, or make an alteration to any elevator, kindred equipment, or amusement ride subject to this part without first obtaining an installation or alteration permit from the department. The owner shall be responsible for contracting the work with a licensed elevator contractor, and shall ensure that the contractor obtains all permits and inspections required by this part. The contractor shall be responsible for the safe operation of equipment during the installation, alteration, or relocation, until a permit to operate has been issued by the department. An amusement ride owner shall register the new apparatus or an alteration by submitting an application for review and registration. An application on a form provided by the department shall be submitted and approved prior to commencement of work. The application shall include: (1) Applicant's name (elevator contractor licensed to perform the work), business address and license number, expiration date of the license, name and contact information of the licensed mechanic or supervisor in charge of the work; 229-8 §12-229-4.1 (2) Building name and complete address, including island and zip code, of the installation or alteration; (3) The name and complete address of the legal owner of the elevator, kindred equipment, or amusement ride; (4) The anticipated start date of the installation or alteration and the anticipated completion date; (5) The type of equipment to be installed or altered, manufacturer of the equipment, maximum rise and number of floors; (6) The plans and specification for installation or alteration of elevators and kindred equipment together with the building details that are pertinent to the installation; provided that proposed designs based on International Building Code editions, or elements thereof, adopted after the 2012 edition may be accepted by the department. The plans and specifications shall include sufficient documentation and justification for the use of an International Building Code, or elements thereof, adopted after 2012 demonstrating that the proposed design provides at least as, or greater than, safe operation and use of the elevator or kindred equipment as set forth in the International Building Code 2012 edition; (7) Copies of engineering data, tests, and laboratory reports, and any other pertinent information deemed necessary by the department; (8) For amusement rides, the application to review, approve, and register the new apparatus shall be submitted on a form authorized by the department and shall include manufacturers drawings, and engineering and test data; and (9) Any other information indicated as required by the application. 229-9 §12-229-4.1 (b) Applications to install, alter, or register must be accompanied by the payment of the appropriate installation or alteration processing fee for each conveyance subject to this part as per the schedules in Exhibit A, titled "Elevator and Kindred Equipment Installation and Alteration Fees", dated January 1, 2025, which is made a part of this chapter and located at the end of this chapter, and Exhibit B, titled "Elevator and Kindred Equipment Inspection Fees'', dated January 1, 2025, which is made a part of this chapter and located at the end of this chapter. (c) Only a person who is licensed to engage in the business of installing or repairing elevators and kindred equipment by the contractors license board of the Hawaii department of commerce and consumer affairs may apply for an installation permit or alteration permit, except the application to install a personnel hoist may be made by a licensed construction contractor and the application to register an amusement ride may be made by the owner. (d) All alteration work on elevators and kindred equipment requires an alteration permit prior to the work being performed. Alteration work includes: (1) All alteration to elevators and kindred equipment as described in ASME Al7.l, section 8.7; (2) Any alterations that require the equipment or conveyance to be tested by the department prior to being returned to service, including, but not limited to, the replacement of any part or parts that would require calibration or testing per ASME 17.1, section 8.7, or, work performed on components or equipment affecting or necessary for fire safety (e.g., cab interiors, systems associated with fire recall, etc.; and (3) Any alteration, renovation, or change to the original design of the car's interior. (e) The application shall be deemed approved if not acted on by the department within thirty calendar days following the receipt of the completed 229-10