HAR §15-23-71.1. Architectural design

(a) Windows: (1) Highly-reflective, and mirrored glazing are prohibited; (2) Window glazing shall be transparent with clear or limited UV tint so as to provide views out of and into the building; (3) Windows shall have the highest reasonably possible visual light transmission level, while still complying with the state energy code or other government requirements, including those for solar heat gain coefficients; and (4) Applicants shall submit, for the executive director's review and acceptance, all window specifications for buildings that propose reducing the window visual light transmission level below seventy per cent at ground level and fifty per cent for all other floors. (b) Storefronts and windows for retail: (1) Applicability. This subsection applies to existing or newly proposed principal buildings used or intended to accommodate retail land uses; (2) Stores that occupy greater than sixty feet of frontage shall incorporate multiple entrances along the street; (3) Street front elements shall have a depth of at least twenty feet of usable commercial or active public use space; (4) At least seventy per cent of a retail front element along a thoroughfare shall be transparent glazing: (A) At least seventy per cent of the glazing shall allow views into the store rather than being shallow window box displays; (B) No more than thirty per cent of the window area at facades may be 15-23-56 3529 §15-23-73 obstructed by signage or interior displays; and (C) Display windows may be used on the ground floor and on upper floors of retail spaces; (5) All principal entrances shall be located along the thoroughfare or a thoroughfare- facing courtyard, rather than from a parking area, alley, or another point within the interior of a block; and (6) Buildings facades and side elevations shall accommodate signage for ground floor retail tenants. [Eff JAN 18 2024] (Auth: HRS §§206E-4, 206E-5, 206E-7) (Imp: HRS §§206E 4, 206E-5, 206E-7)