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HI Rev Stat § 268-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|268. Ferries|268-9 Seamen may sue for injuries; venue.

  §268-9 Seamen may sue for injuries; venue. The State consents to suits against the department of transportation by seamen for injuries occurring upon vessels under the authority of the Hawaii state ferries system in accordance with title 46 United States Code section 30104. The venue of the actions may be in the first circuit court or the circuit wherein the injury occurred. [L 1963, c 186, §8; Supp, §114-8; HRS §268-9; am L 2021, c 230, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 268-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|268. Ferries|268-10 Authority as a common carrier; rights and liabilities.

 §268-10 Authority as a common carrier; rights and liabilities. The department of transportation shall have all the obligations, duties, and rights of a common carrier of persons and property in its operation of ferries, terminals, or other facilities used in its ferry operations, including the right to participate in joint rates and through routes, agreements, and divisions of through and joint rates with railroads and other common carriers and the right to make any filings with the Interstate Commerce Commission, the United States Maritime Commission, or any other state or federal regulatory or governmental body and to comply with the lawful rules and regulations or requirements of any such body, and shall be subject to laws relating to carrier's liability for loss or damage to property transported, and for personal injury or death of persons transported. [L 1963, c 186, §9; Supp, §114-9; HRS §268-10]
HI Rev Stat § 268-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|268. Ferries|268-11 Liability for damages as to persons or property.

 §268-11 Liability for damages as to persons or property. In case of property loss or damage, personal injuries or death resulting from the operation of any ferry or terminal by the department of transportation, any person or the personal representative of any person shall, subject to and to the extent hereinafter provided, have a right of action against the department for the damage, loss, injury, or death. [L 1963, c 186, §10; Supp, §114-10; HRS §268-11]
HI Rev Stat § 268-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|268. Ferries|268-12 Liability to persons other than shippers or passengers; limitation.

 §268-12 Liability to persons other than shippers or passengers; limitation. The right of action extended by this chapter shall be applicable to loss or damage of property or personal injury or death, resulting from the operation of ferries or terminals by the department of transportation to persons other than shippers or passengers, but any recovery of damages in such cases shall not exceed an amount equal to the limitations of the insurance carried by the department to insure it against loss for such liability. [L 1963, c 186, §11; Supp, §114-11; HRS §268-12]
HI Rev Stat § 268-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|268. Ferries|268-13 Claim for damages; filing and contents; time limitations.

 §268-13 Claim for damages; filing and contents; time limitations. As a condition to a recovery thereon, a verified claim against the department of transportation growing out of damages, loss, injuries, or death must first be presented to the department and filed with its director within thirty days after the time when the claim accrued. If the claimant shall be incapacitated from verifying and filing the claimant's claim within the thirty days, then the claim may be verified and presented on behalf of the claimant by the claimant's relative, attorney, or agent. If the claimant is a minor or incompetent person, the claim may be verified and filed by the claimant's guardian or next friend. Each claim must accurately locate and describe the event or defect that caused the damage, loss, injury, or death, reasonably describe the damage, loss, or injury, and state the time when the same occurred, give the claimant's residence for six months last past, and contain the items of damages claimed. No action shall be maintained against the department upon the claim until the same has been presented to, and filed with, the department and sixty days have elapsed after the presentation and filing, nor more than two years after the claim accrued. [L 1963, c 186, §12; Supp, §114-12; HRS §268-13; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 268-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|268. Ferries|268-14 Payment of claims.

 §268-14 Payment of claims. The department of transportation may upon such terms and conditions as it may impose and under such rules and regulations as it may adopt, pay claims arising under its operation of ferries or terminals or compromise or settle the claims. No claim shall be paid by the department or any settlement or compromise thereof be made except from its operating revenues derived from its operation of ferries or terminals or from the proceeds of insurance recoveries. [L 1963, c 186, §13; Supp, §114-13; HRS §268-14] Cross References  Rulemaking procedure, see chapter 91.
HI Rev Stat § 268-15 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|268. Ferries|268-15 Venue of actions; enforcement of judgment.

 §268-15 Venue of actions; enforcement of judgment. Actions for the recovery of damages under sections 268-11 to 268-15 may be brought in the first circuit court or in the circuit in which the aggrieved person resides. No execution upon a judgment or attachment shall be levied against the property of the department of transportation, nor does the State consent to any maritime lien against vessels of the department, but the department may be required by order of court to pay any judgment. [L 1963, c 186, §14; Supp, §114-14; HRS §268-15]
HI Rev Stat § 268-16 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|268. Ferries|268-16 Report.

 §268-16 Report. The director of transportation shall prepare a report in writing of the nature and extent of the director's activities under this chapter whenever the director deems it necessary or appropriate. The report shall be delivered to each house of the legislature. [L 1963, c 186, §15; Supp, §114-15; HRS §268-16; am L 1979, c 55, §1; gen ch 1985]
HI Rev Stat § 269-3 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|269. Public Utilities Commission|269-3 Employment of assistants.

  §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 define their powers and duties. Notwithstanding section 26-35(a)(4) to the contrary and subject to applicable personnel laws, the employment, appointment, applicable salary schedules, promotion, transfer, demotion, discharge, and job descriptions of all officers and employees of or under the jurisdiction of the commission shall be determined by the chairperson and may be delegated to the executive officer appointed and employed pursuant to subsection (b); provided that determinations concerning personnel matters made by the chairperson or the executive officer, as delegated by the chairperson, may be reviewed by the director of commerce and consumer affairs for completeness and for compliance and conformance with applicable administrative processes and procedures of the department of commerce and consumer affairs. The chairperson may appoint and, at pleasure, dismiss a chief administrator and attorneys as may be necessary, and who shall be exempt from chapter 76. The chairperson may also appoint other staff, including a fiscal officer and a personnel officer, with or without regard to chapter 76.  (b) The chairperson of the commission shall appoint, employ, and dismiss, at pleasure, an executive officer who shall be responsible for managing the operations of the commission. The responsibilities of the executive officer shall include management and recruitment of personnel, budget planning and implementation, strategic planning and implementation, procurement and contract administration, and implementation of administrative programs and projects. The executive officer shall be exempt from chapter 76.  (c) Notwithstanding section 91-13, the commission may consult with its assistants appointed under authority of this section in any contested case or agency hearing concerning any issue of facts. Neither the commission nor any of its assistants shall in such proceeding consult with any other person or party except upon notice and an opportunity for all parties to participate, save to the extent required for the disposition of ex parte matters authorized by law. [L 1913, c 89, §2; RL 1925, §2190; am L 1933, c 141, §2; RL 1945, §4703; am L 1949, c 179, §1; RL 1955, §104-3; am imp L 1963, c 21, §1 and c 114, §3; HRS §269-3; am L 1972, c 118, §2; am L 1976, c 165, §2; am L 1983, c 219, §4; am L 1985, c 292, §1; gen ch 1985; am L 1989, c 178, §1; am L 1991, c 57, §4; gen ch 1993; am L Sp 1993, c 8, §53; am L 2000, c 253, §150; am L 2006, c 143, §1; am L 2007, c 177, §3; am L 2013, c 104, §2; am L 2014, c 108, §5] Note  Restructuring of operations, etc. L 2007, c 177, §4; L 2013, c 104, §4.
HI Rev Stat § 269-4 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|269. Public Utilities Commission|269-4 REPEALED.

  §269-4 REPEALED. L 1976, c 165, §3.
HI Rev Stat § 269-5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|269. Public Utilities Commission|269-5 Annual report and register of orders.

  §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 analytical, comparative, and trend data concerning major regulatory issues acted upon and pending before the commission; cases processed by the commission, including their dispositions; utility company operations, capital improvements, and rates; utility company performance in terms of efficiency and quality of services rendered; financing orders issued, adjustments made to the public benefits fee, and repayments or credits provided to electric utility customers pursuant to part X or chapter 196, part IV; a summary of power purchase agreements, including pricing, in effect during the fiscal year; environmental matters having a significant impact upon public utilities; actions of the federal government affecting the regulation of public utilities in Hawaii; long and short-range plans and objectives of the commission; together with the commission's recommendations respecting legislation and other matters requiring executive and legislative consideration. Electronic copies of the annual reports shall be furnished by the governor to the legislature. In addition, the commission shall establish and maintain a register of all its orders and decisions, which shall be open and readily available for public inspection, and no order or decision of the commission shall take effect until it is filed and recorded in this register. [L 1913, c 89, §3; RL 1925, §2191; RL 1935, §7943; RL 1945, §4704; RL 1955, §104-4; am L Sp 1959 2d, c 1, §6; am L 1963, c 114, §3; HRS §269-5; am L 1976, c 165, §4; am L 2013, c 211, §4 and c 260, §2; am L 2014, c 108, §6; am L 2021, c 72, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 269-7 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|269. Public Utilities Commission|269-7 Investigative powers.

 §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, and wages of its employees, the fares and rates charged by it, the value of its physical property, the issuance by it of stocks and bonds, and the disposition of the proceeds thereof, the amount and disposition of its income, and all its financial transactions, its business relations with other persons, companies, or corporations, its compliance with all applicable state and federal laws and with the provisions of its franchise, charter, and articles of association, if any, its classifications, rules, regulations, practices, and service, and all matters of every nature affecting the relations and transactions between it and the public or persons or corporations.  (b) The commission may investigate any person acting in the capacity of or engaging in the business of a public utility within the State, without having a certificate of public convenience and necessity or other authority previously obtained under and in compliance with this chapter or the rules promulgated under this chapter.  (c) Any investigation may be made by the commission on its own motion, and shall be made when requested by the public utility to be investigated, or by any person upon a sworn written complaint to the commission, setting forth any prima facie cause of complaint. A majority of the commission shall constitute a quorum. [L 1913, c 89, §5; RL 1925, §2193; RL 1935, §7945; RL 1945, §4706; RL 1955, §104-6; HRS §269-7; am L 1991, c 57, §5] Case Notes  Shipping from port to port in Territory is interstate commerce. Commission has no jurisdiction to regulate rates and charges of common carrier by water in interstate commerce for transportation of persons and property from port to port. 24 H. 136 (1917).  Not repealed by Shipping Board Act (Sept. 7, 1916, 39 Stat. 451). 32 H. 127 (1931).  To establish rate basis, fix fair rate. 33 H. 487 (1935).  Interisland shipping. 33 H. 890 (1936), aff'd 96 F.2d 412 (1938), aff'd 305 U.S. 306 (1938).  Duty to require compliance with federal law. 47 H. 1, 384 P.2d 536 (1963).  PUC may dismiss complaint without a hearing or investigation. 64 H. 289, 639 P.2d 1103 (1982).  The billing disputes would fall within the broad provisions of §269-6 and this section, as a dispute between telecommunication carriers regarding billing and compensation for services, but this would not deprive the court of jurisdiction over the matters. The language of the statutes indicates only that the public utilities commission (PUC) would have jurisdiction over matters such as transactions between carriers, and not that the PUC would have exclusive jurisdiction. 131 H. 257, 318 P.3d 97 (2013).  Cited: 665 F. Supp. 2d 1189 (2009).
HI Rev Stat § 269-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|269. Public Utilities Commission|269-8 Public utilities to furnish information.

 §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 concerning which it is given power to investigate, and shall permit the examination of its books, records, contracts, maps, and other documents by the commission, or any of its members, or any person authorized by it in writing to make such examination, and shall furnish the commission with a complete inventory of its property in such form as the commission may direct. [L 1913, c 89, §6; RL 1925, §2194; RL 1935, §7946; RL 1945, §4707; RL 1955, §104-7; HRS §269-8; am L 1991, c 57, §6]
HI Rev Stat § 269-8.2 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|269. Public Utilities Commission|269-8.2 Location of records.

  §269-8.2 Location of records. A public utility shall keep and maintain within the State such records, books, papers, accounts, and other documents as the public utilities commission may determine are necessary to its effective regulation. [L 1977, c 165, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 269-8.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|269. Public Utilities Commission|269-8.5 Annual financial reports.

  §269-8.5 Annual financial reports. All annual financial reports required to be filed with the commission by public utilities shall include a certification that such report conforms with the applicable uniform system of accounts adopted by the commission. [L 1977, c 15, §1]
HI Rev Stat § 269-9 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|269. Public Utilities Commission|269-9 Report accidents.

 §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 investigate any other accidents which in its opinion require investigation. [L 1913, c 89, §7; RL 1925, §2195; RL 1935, §7947; RL 1945, §4708; RL 1955, §104-8; HRS §269-9]
HI Rev Stat § 269-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|269. Public Utilities Commission|269-10 Commission may compel attendance of witnesses, etc.

 §269-10 Commission may compel attendance of witnesses, etc. In all investigations made by the public utilities commission, and in all proceedings before it, the commission and each commissioner shall have the same powers respecting administering oaths, compelling the attendance of witnesses and the production of documentary evidence, examining witnesses, and punishing for contempt, as are possessed by circuit courts. In case of disobedience by any person to any order of the commission or of any commissioner, or any subpoena issued by it or the commissioner, or of the refusal of any witness to testify to any matter regarding which the witness may be questioned lawfully, any circuit court, on application by the commission or a commissioner, shall compel obedience as in case of disobedience of the requirements of a subpoena issued from a circuit court or a refusal to testify therein. No person shall be excused from testifying or from producing any book, waybill, document, paper, or account in any investigation or inquiry by a hearing before the commission or any commissioner, when ordered to do so, upon the ground that the testimony or evidence, book, waybill, document, paper, or account required of the person may tend to incriminate the person or subject the person to penalty or forfeiture; but no person shall be prosecuted for any crime, punished for any crime, or subjected to any criminal penalty or criminal forfeiture for or on account of any act, transaction, matter, or thing concerning which the person shall under oath have testified or produced documentary evidence. Nothing herein shall be construed as in any manner giving to any public utility or any person immunity of any kind. The fees and traveling expenses of witnesses shall be the same as allowed witnesses in the circuit courts and shall be paid by the State out of any appropriation available for the expenses of the commission. All meetings and hearings of the commission shall be public. [L 1913, c 89, §8; RL 1925, §2196; am L 1933, c 169, §1; RL 1935, §7948; RL 1945, §4709; RL 1955, §104-9; HRS §269-10; am L 1973, c 149, §1(a); gen ch 1985; am L 1991, c 57, §7]
HI Rev Stat § 269-11 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|269. Public Utilities Commission|269-11 REPEALED.

 §269-11 REPEALED. L 1983, c 98, §3.
HI Rev Stat § 269-12 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|269. Public Utilities Commission|269-12 Notices.

 §269-12 Notices. (a) Whenever an investigation is undertaken by the public utilities commission, reasonable notice in writing of such fact and of the subject or subjects to be investigated shall be given to the public utility or the person concerned, and when based upon complaints made to it as prescribed in section 269-7, a copy of the complaint, and a notice in writing of the date and place fixed by the commission for beginning the investigation, shall be served upon the public utility or the person concerned, or other respondent and the complainant not less than two weeks before the date designated for the hearing.  (b) Any notice provided pursuant to section 269-16(b), shall plainly state the rate, fare, charge, classification, schedule, rule, or practice proposed to be established, abandoned, modified, or departed from and the proposed effective date thereof and shall be given by filing the notice with the commission and keeping it open for public inspection.  (c) Any public hearing held pursuant to section 269-16(b), shall be a noticed public hearing or hearings on the island or islands on which the utility provides utility services. Notice of the hearing, with the purpose thereof and the date, time, and place at which it will open, shall be given not less than once in each of three weeks in the county or counties in which the utility provides utility service, the first notice being not less than twenty-one days before the public hearing and the last notice being not more than two days before the scheduled hearing. The applicant or applicants shall notify their consumers or patrons of the proposed change in rates and of the time and place of the public hearing not less than one week before the date set, the manner and the fact of notification to be reported to the commission before the date of hearing. [L 1913, c 89, §10; RL 1925, §2198; RL 1935, §7950; RL 1945, §4711; RL 1955, §104-11; HRS §269-12; am L 1983, c 98, §1; am L 1991, c 57, §8; am L 1998, c 2, §81; am L 2009, c 29, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 269-13 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|269. Public Utilities Commission|269-13 Right to be represented by counsel.

 §269-13 Right to be represented by counsel. At any investigation by or proceeding before the public utilities commission the public utility or the person concerned, or other respondent or party and any complainant or permitted intervenor shall have the right to be present and represented by counsel, to present any evidence desired, and to cross-examine any witness who may be called. [L 1913, c 89, §11; RL 1925, §2199; RL 1935, §7951; RL 1945, §4712; RL 1955, §104-12; HRS §269-13; am L 1973, c 149, §1(b); am L 1991, c 57, §9] Case Notes  Intervention as party is a matter within sound discretion of the commission. 56 H. 260, 535 P.2d 1102 (1975).
HI Rev Stat § 269-14 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 15. Transportation and Utilities|269. Public Utilities Commission|269-14 REPEALED.

 §269-14 REPEALED. L 1983, c 219, §2.