§269-72 Electric vehicle charging system; rebate program. (a) The public utilities commission, in consultation with electric vehicle stakeholders and the Hawaii state energy office, shall administer a rebate program that incentivizes the installation or upgrade of an electric vehicle charging system, as provided in this section, and may contract with a third-party administrator pursuant to section 269-73 to operate and manage the rebate program.
(b) An applicant may be eligible for a rebate under the rebate program if the applicant:
(c) Subject to subsection (f), rebates shall be distributed as follows:
(d) The public utilities commission shall:
(e) This section shall apply to electric vehicle charging systems that are installed or upgraded after December 31, 2019.
(f) Applicants shall submit applications to the public utilities commission within twelve months of the date that the newly installed or upgraded charging system is placed into service to claim a rebate from the electric vehicle charging system rebate program. Failure to apply to the commission within twelve months of the date that the newly installed or upgraded charging system is placed into service shall constitute a waiver of the right to claim the rebate. Rebates shall be subject to available funds, and the program administrator shall not approve additional rebates for the remainder of the fiscal year after program funds have been fully exhausted.
(g) Nothing in this section shall alter taxes due on the original purchase or upgrade price of an electric vehicle charging system before the application of the rebate. Any rebate received pursuant to the electric vehicle charging system rebate program shall not be considered income for the purposes of state or county taxes.
(h) In administering the electric vehicle charging system rebate program, the public utilities commission shall give consideration to the following guidelines:
(i) As used in this section:
"Alternating current Level 2 charging station", commonly referred to as "Level 2 charging station", means an electric vehicle charging system that utilizes alternating current electricity providing at least three kilowatts and means a system that:
"Applicant" means an individual; non-profit or for-profit corporation; local, state, or federal government agency; homeowner association; or any other eligible entity as defined under rules adopted for the electric vehicle charging system rebate program.
"Direct current fast charging system", commonly referred to as "DC fast charging system", means an electric vehicle charging system that utilizes direct current electricity providing forty kilowatts or greater and:
"Electric vehicle charging system" has the same meaning as Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment as defined in article 625.2 of the National Electrical Code, as amended. [L 2019, c 142, pt of §2; am L 2022, c 202, §2]