Non-Conforming Bedrooms. A room must conform to specific requirements in order for it to be considered a bedroom or sleeping room. The reason for this law is that the inhabitant must be able to quickly escape in case of fire or another emergency. Why would a homeowner use a non-conforming room as a bedroom?
The main islands of Hawaii, the Society Islands and the Windward islands face into the northern trade winds. They were frequent stops during the trade by ship era of history.
This is a region of high pressure, dry air, and variable winds, and is associated with deserts over land. Trade Winds: South of about 30 degrees the northern or northeast trade winds blow mostly from the northeast toward the equator.