Chapter 269 — Chapter 269

§269-29 Perjury. Any person who wilfully and knowingly makes under oath any false statement in connection with any investigation by or proceeding before the public utilities commission shall be guilty of perjury and, upon conviction, shall be subject to the penalty prescribed by …

§269-3 Employment of assistants. (a) The chairperson of the public utilities commission may appoint and employ professional staff and other assistants for the public utilities commission as the chairperson finds necessary for the performance of the commission's functions and defi…

§269-30 Finances; public utility fee. (a) Sections 607‑5 to 607-9 shall apply to the public utilities commission and each commissioner, as well as to the supreme and circuit courts, and all costs and fees paid or collected pursuant to this section shall be deposited with the dire…

§269-31 Application of this chapter. (a) This chapter shall not apply to commerce with foreign nations, or commerce with the several states of the United States, except insofar as the same may be permitted under the Constitution and laws of the United States; nor shall it apply t…

§269-33 Public utilities commission special fund. (a) There is established in the state treasury a public utilities commission special fund to be administered by the public utilities commission. The proceeds of the fund shall be used by the public utilities commission and the div…

§269-4 REPEALED. L 1976, c 165, §3.

§269-5 Annual report and register of orders. The public utilities commission shall prepare and present to the governor in the month of January in each year a report respecting its actions during the preceding fiscal year. This report shall include summary information and analytic…

[PART II.] CONSUMER ADVOCATE §269-51 Consumer advocate; executive director of the division of consumer advocacy. [(a)] The executive director of the division of consumer advocacy shall be the consumer advocate in hearings before the public utilities commission. The consumer advoc…

§269-53 Legal counsel. The executive director of the division of consumer advocacy may appoint or retain, without regard to chapter 76, attorneys to provide legal services for the division of consumer advocacy. Nothing in this section precludes the director of commerce and consum…

§269-54 General powers; duties. (a) The consumer advocate shall have the authority expressly conferred by or reasonably implied from the provisions of this part. (b) The consumer advocate may: (c) The consumer advocate shall consider the long-term benefits of renewable resources …

§269-55 Handling of complaints. The consumer advocate shall counsel utility customers in the handling of consumer complaints before the public utilities commission. The public utilities commission shall provide a central clearinghouse of information by collecting and compiling al…

§269-6 General powers and duties. (a) The public utilities commission shall have the general supervision hereinafter set forth over all public utilities, and shall perform the duties and exercise the powers imposed or conferred upon it by this chapter. Included among the general …

§269-7 Investigative powers. (a) The public utilities commission and each commissioner shall have power to examine into the condition of each public utility, the manner in which it is operated with reference to the safety or accommodation of the public, the safety, working hours,…

§269-7.5 Certificates of public convenience and necessity. (a) No public utility, as defined in section 269-1, shall commence its business without first having obtained from the commission a certificate of public convenience and necessity. Applications for certificates shall be m…

§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 veh…

§269-8 Public utilities to furnish information. Every public utility or other person subject to investigation by the commission, shall at all times, upon request, furnish to the public utilities commission all information that it may require respecting any of the matters concerni…

PART IV. GAS PIPELINE SYSTEMS--REPEALED §§269-81 to 269-84 REPEALED. L 2009, c 25, §1.

§269-9 Report accidents. Every public utility shall report to the public utilities commission all accidents caused by or occurring in connection with its operations and service, and the commission shall investigate the causes of any accident which results in loss of life, and may…

[PART V. RENEWABLE PORTFOLIO STANDARDS] §269-91 [Definitions.] For the purposes of this [part]: "Biofuels" means liquid or gaseous fuels produced from organic sources such as biomass crops, agricultural residues and oil crops, such as palm oil, canola oil, soybean oil, waste cook…

§269-93 Achieving portfolio standard. (a) An electric utility company and its electric utility affiliates may aggregate their renewable portfolios to achieve the renewable portfolio standard. (b) If an electric utility company and its electric utility affiliates aggregate their r…

[§269-94 Waivers, extensions, and incentives.] Any electric utility company not meeting the renewable portfolio standard shall report to the public utilities commission within ninety days following the goal dates established in section [269-92], and provide an explanation for not…

§269-95 Renewable portfolio standards study. The public utilities commission shall:

§269-96 Energy-efficiency portfolio standards. (a) The public utilities commission shall establish energy-efficiency portfolio standards that will maximize cost-effective energy-efficiency programs and technologies. (b) The energy-efficiency portfolio standards shall be designed …