§132-8  Duties of owners generally. (a)  Every owner or other person having charge of or control over any building,structure, or other premises, in this chapter designated "owner,"shall construct, keep, and make the building, structure, or other premises, inthis chapter designated "building," reasonably safe from loss of lifeor injury to persons or property by fire, in this chapter designated "fireloss," in view of the type of construction, the use of the building, andall other pertinent circumstances.

(b)  No owner shall permit the occupancy or useof any building which is not reasonably safe from fire loss and no owner shallfail to furnish, provide, and use reasonably adequate protection and safeguardsagainst fire, or fail to adopt and use processes and methods reasonablyadequate to render the building safe from fire loss; and no owner or otherperson shall fail or neglect to do every other thing reasonably necessary toprevent a fire loss in any building under the owner's or person's charge or control.[L 1917, c 115, pt of §49; RL 1925, pt of §3463; RL 1935, pt of §6839; am L1939, c 239, §1(14); RL 1945, §8533; RL 1955, §184-9; HRS §132-9; am and ren L1978, c 241, §2(9); gen ch 1985]

 

Law Journals and Reviews

 

  Tort and Insurance"Reform" in a Common Law Court.  14 UH L. Rev. 55.

 

Case Notes

 

  Fireman's Ruleadopted.  72 H. 191, 811 P.2d 821.