[Issaquahking]

Hope you are safe there.

But this is the 3rd world corrupt state of Hawaii where half-assed is deemed OK, so who knows

Not to worry, cheap, and p!ss poor construction here on the mainland is no different. They build cockroach condo's here in the desert southwest, the roach's are scrambling across the border at an unbelievable pace.

[KAUAIBOUND]

Actually, it IS a lot worse here. The building departments on the mainland scrutinize permit drawings closely - but not here on Kauai. As a registered structural engineer with 27 years experience, I can testify that only about 10% of the construction has been adequately designed. The State of Hawaii permits architects to do structural engineering and I have found that some of these bozos are still using old-growth lumber stress values that have been outdated since the 1980's, and not a single one of them has a clue about designing for wind forces here in Hawaii's Hurricane Alley.