Pearl City hillside properties along Waimano and Manana can be designated hazardous fire areas, triggering brush clearance and firebreak obligations under Honolulu's Fire Code.
ROH Chapter 20 adopts NFPA 1 Section 10.18 hazardous fire area provisions. Property owners in or adjoining designated hazardous fire areas must maintain a firebreak by clearing flammable vegetation within 30 feet of any building. The Authority Having Jurisdiction (HFD Fire Chief) can extend the requirement up to 100 feet when slope, aspect, or fuel loads warrant. The upland edges of Pearl City, including Waimano Home Road and Manana Heights, are periodically flagged during dry leeward seasons. Owners must also remove dead vegetation, accumulated yard debris, and maintain passable driveways for fire apparatus.
Non-compliance can prompt abatement orders, cost recovery liens, and Fire Code fines.
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