Waipahu parcels bordering former plantation fields and Waikele uplands can be flagged as hazardous fire areas, triggering Honolulu Fire Code brush-clearance obligations.
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 HFD Fire Chief can extend the zone up to 100 feet when slope, aspect, or fuel loads warrant. Waipahu's mauka edges, former cane and pineapple lands, and Waikele-adjacent parcels often accumulate guinea grass and kiawe fuel, which HFD targets during dry leeward periods. Owners must also remove accumulated yard debris and keep vehicle access passable for fire apparatus.
Non-compliance can prompt abatement orders, cost-recovery liens, and Fire Code fines.
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