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More help from Hawaii, I read more of the post and Adrian Montare said "incidental practice drives building officials nuts" Then I wondered why HI has no definition for incidental practice? We leave it to building official discretion as final authority.So why not consider in LA to make the building ...

Help from Hawaii, 464 is statute §464-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter: "Architect" means a person who holds oneself out as able to perform, or who does perform, any professional service such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, including aesthetic and structural design, ...

Response from Hawaii, Attaching long reply that I prepared for November 2023 meeting in Minneapolis. Hawaii has Gross Excise Tax for design professional services as CONTRACTING SERVICES same as rest of construction industry. It is tax, but I have heard that no jurisdiction wants to tax construction ...

Response from Hawaii, Hawaii Procurement Code (applies to all state/local county agencies, university) relies on licensure to operate all professional services contracting. Legislative Bureau Chief told me "you don't know how much trouble /time there is trying to buy service without a licensing ...