Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 16 - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS
Chapter 80 - ELECTRICIANS AND PLUMBERS
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 16-80-3 - Definitions

"Apprentice" means a person who is registered as such in accordance with chapter 372, HRS, and who performs electrical or plumbing work under the supervision of a licensed journey worker or supervising level electrician, or journey worker or master plumber, respectively.

"Electrical appliances" means any portable motor or other portable appliance energized by means of a cord or cable having an attachment plug.

"Electrical equipment" means any wire, appliance, fixture, apparatus, machinery, or material installed in, upon, or about any building or structure in the State for making use of electrical energy for light, heat, power, or any other purpose, except when used in central stations or substations, for the production or control of electrical energy for light or power or where used exclusively for telephone, call bells, signal systems, or other purposes in connection with which electromotive force does not exceed thirty volts.

"Electrical maintenance work" means the keeping in repair and operation of any and all existing electrical installations, apparatus, and equipment, and any extensions to these installations, apparatus, and equipment that do not exceed one branch circuit capacity for each specific extension; provided that electrical maintenance work shall not include new installations; new branch circuit wiring; additions or modifications to any existing electrical installations, apparatus, and equipment; repairs to electrical service equipment; or any other work that requires a building or electrical permit from the counties; and provided further that any replacements of existing electrical installations, apparatus, and equipment shall be done with the same electrical fixtures, devices, and equipment.

"Electrical wiring" means any electrical conductor, material, device, fitting, apparatus, appliance, fixture, or equipment, constituting a part of or connected to any electrical installation attached or fastened to any building, structure, or premises and which installation or portion thereof is designed, intended or used to generate, transmit, transform, or utilize electrical energy within the scope and purpose of the National Electrical Code, as adopted by each county.

"Electrical work" means the installation, alteration, reconstruction, or repair of electrical wiring.

"Equivalent experience in the trade" for master plumbers as defined in section 448E-5(6), HRS, means, but is not limited to, having been licensed as a journey worker plumber or as a master plumber in another county, state, or country whose requirements for licensure are substantially equivalent to those in force in this State.

"Equivalent experience in the trade" for supervising electricians as used in section 448E-5(3), HRS, means, but is not limited to, having been licensed as a journey worker electrician or as a supervising electrician in another county, state, or country whose requirements for licensure are substantially equivalent to those in force in this State.

"Equivalent experience in the trade" for supervising specialty electricians as defined in section 448E-5(4), HRS, means, but is not limited to, having been licensed as a journey worker specialty electrician or as a supervising specialty electrician in another county, state, or country whose requirements for licensure are substantially equivalent to those in force in this State.

"Experience in the trade" for journey worker electricians as used in section 448E-5(1), HRS, means experience in the installation, alteration, and repair of electrical equipment, wires, and apparatus.

"Experience in the trade" for journey worker specialty electricians as defined in section 448E-5(2), HRS, means experience in performing electrical work related to installing, repairing, altering, and maintaining but not the attachment of lighting and power circuits to the following: electronic equipment, sound public address systems, and communication systems, other than equipment and systems for a single-family or two-family dwelling; master community radio and television receiving antenna systems; sound recording systems, other than systems for a single-family or two-family dwelling; burglar and fire alarm systems; low voltage remote control, other than a control for a single-family or two-family dwelling; and low voltage communication signal systems.

"Plumbing work" means the business, trade, or work having to do with the installation, maintenance, extension, and alteration of all piping, fixtures, appliances, and appurtenances in connection with any of the following: Sanitary drainage or storm drainage facilities, venting systems, potable water-supply systems, and fuel systems within or adjacent to any building, or conveyance; also the practice of and materials used in installation, maintenance, or extension of any storm-waste, liquid-waste, sewage, or potable water-supply systems of any premises to their connection with any point of public disposal or other acceptable terminal. However, this provision shall not prohibit other properly licensed contractors from performing any exterior piping work five feet or more outside the building line without licensed plumbers. The Uniform Plumbing Code (UPC) with amendments as adopted by each county is recognized as the minimum requirement and standard of performing plumbing work.