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.
In windward areas, strong trade winds tend to keep down the numbers of mosquitoes that can actually land and bite. When you are in the wind, you will receive fewer bites. The good news is Hawaii does not have malaria, a debilitating fever disease carried by mosquitoes in most tropical zones in the world.