Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 11 - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
Subtitle 1 - GENERAL DEPARTMENTAL PROVISIONS
Chapter 216 - DISABILITY AND COMMUNICATION ACCESS BOARD RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURES
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 11-216-6 - Requirements for accessibility to public buildings, facilities, and sites - additions and alterations
Current through February, 2024
(a) Additions and alterations to existing public buildings, facilities, and sites, including qualified historic public buildings, facilities, and sites, shall comply with this chapter.
(b) Each addition to an existing public building, facility, or site shall comply with the requirements for new construction.
(c) Where existing elements or spaces are altered, each altered element or space shall comply with the applicable requirements.
(d) In alterations, where compliance with applicable requirements is technically infeasible, the alteration shall comply with the requirements to the maximum extent feasible.
(e) An alteration that decreases or has the effect of decreasing the accessibility of a public building, facility, or site below the requirements for new construction at the time of alteration is prohibited.
(f) An alteration of an existing element, space, or area of a public building, facility, or site shall not impose a requirement for accessibility greater than required for new construction.
