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HI Rev Stat § 196-6.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|196. Energy Resources|196-6.5 Solar water heater system required for new single-family residential construction.

  §196-6.5 Solar water heater system required for new single-family residential construction. (a) On or after January 1, 2010, no building permit shall be issued for a new single-family dwelling that does not include a solar water heater system that meets the standards established pursuant to section 269-44, unless the chief energy officer of the Hawaii state energy office approves a variance. A variance application shall only be accepted if submitted by an architect or mechanical engineer licensed under chapter 464, who attests that:  (1) Installation is impracticable due to poor solar resource;  (2) Installation is cost-prohibitive based upon a life cycle cost-benefit analysis that incorporates the average residential utility bill and the cost of the new solar water heater system with a life cycle that does not exceed fifteen years;  (3) A renewable energy technology system, as defined in section 235-12.5, is substituted for use as the primary energy source for heating water; or  (4) A demand water heater device approved by Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., is installed; provided that at least one other gas appliance is installed in the dwelling. For the purposes of this paragraph, "demand water heater" means a gas-tankless instantaneous water heater that provides hot water only as it is needed.  (b) A request for a variance shall be submitted to the chief energy officer of the Hawaii state energy office on an application prescribed by the chief energy officer of the Hawaii state energy office and shall include a description of the location of the property and justification for the approval of a variance using the criteria established in subsection (a). A variance shall be deemed approved if not denied within thirty working days after receipt of the variance application. The chief energy officer of the Hawaii state energy office shall publicize:  (1) All applications for a variance within seven days after receipt of the variance application; and  (2) The disposition of all applications for a variance within seven days of the determination of the variance application.  (c) The director of business, economic development, and tourism may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to impose and collect fees to cover the costs of administering variances under this section. The fees, if any, shall be deposited into the energy security special fund established under section 201-12.8.  (d) Nothing in this section shall preclude any county from establishing procedures and standards required to implement this section.  (e) Nothing in this section shall preclude participation in any utility demand-side management program or public benefits fee program under part VII of chapter 269. [L 2008, c 204, §2; am L 2009, c 155, §14; am L 2010, c 175, §1; am L 2019, c 122, §3] Note  Photovoltaic rebate program (repealed June 30, 2013). L 2008, c 151.
HI Rev Stat § 196-8 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|196. Energy Resources|196-8 REPEALED.

  §196-8 REPEALED. L 2006, c 96, §14. Note  L 2006, c 240, §3 purports to amend this section.
HI Rev Stat § 196-8.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|196. Energy Resources|196-8.5 Placement of clotheslines. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no person shall be prevented by any covenant, declaration, bylaws, restriction, deed, lease, term, provision, condition, codicil, contract, or similar binding agreement, however worded, from installing a clothesline on any single-family residential dwelling or townhouse that the person owns. Any provision in any lease, instrument, or contract contrary to the intent of this section shall be void and unenforceable. (b) Every private entity may adopt rules that reasonably restrict the placement and use of clotheslines for the purpose of drying clothes on the premises of any single-family residential dwelling or townhouse; provided that those restrictions do not prohibit the use of clotheslines altogether. No private entity shall assess or charge any homeowner any fees for the placement of any clothesline. (c) For the purposes of this section: "Clothesline" means a rope, cord, wire, or similar device on which laundry is hung to dry. "Private entity" means any association of homeowners, community association, condominium association, cooperative, or any other nongovernmental entity with covenants, bylaws, and administrative provisions with which the homeowner's compliance is required. [L 2009, c 192, §2]

  §196-8.5 Placement of clotheslines. (a) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, no person shall be prevented by any covenant, declaration, bylaws, restriction, deed, lease, term, provision, condition, codicil, contract, or similar binding agreement, however worded, from installing a clothesline on any single-family residential dwelling or townhouse that the person owns. Any provision in any lease, instrument, or contract contrary to the intent of this section shall be void and unenforceable.  (b) Every private entity may adopt rules that reasonably restrict the placement and use of clotheslines for the purpose of drying clothes on the premises of any single-family residential dwelling or townhouse; provided that those restrictions do not prohibit the use of clotheslines altogether. No private entity shall assess or charge any homeowner any fees for the placement of any clothesline.  (c) For the purposes of this section:  "Clothesline" means a rope, cord, wire, or similar device on which laundry is hung to dry.  "Private entity" means any association of homeowners, community association, condominium association, cooperative, or any other nongovernmental entity with covenants, bylaws, and administrative provisions with which the homeowner's compliance is required. [L 2009, c 192, §2]
HI Rev Stat § 196-10 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|196. Energy Resources|196-10 Hawaii renewable hydrogen program.

 §196-10 Hawaii renewable hydrogen program. There is established, within the department of business, economic development, and tourism, a Hawaii renewable hydrogen program to manage the State's transition to a renewable hydrogen economy. The program shall design, implement, and administer activities that include:  (1) Strategic partnerships for the research, development, testing, and deployment of renewable hydrogen technologies;  (2) Engineering and economic evaluations of Hawaii's potential for renewable hydrogen use and near-term project opportunities for the State's renewable energy resources;  (3) Electric grid reliability and security projects that will enable the integration of a substantial increase of electricity from renewable energy resources on the island of Hawaii;  (4) Hydrogen demonstration projects, including infrastructure for the production, storage, and refueling of hydrogen vehicles;  (5) A statewide hydrogen economy public education and outreach plan focusing on the island of Hawaii, to be developed in coordination with Hawaii's public education institutions;  (6) Promotion of Hawaii's renewable hydrogen resources to potential partners and investors;  (7) A plan, for implementation during the years 2007 to 2010, to more fully deploy hydrogen technologies and infrastructure capable of supporting the island of Hawaii's energy needs, including:  (A) Expanded installation of hydrogen production facilities;  (B) Development of integrated energy systems, including hydrogen vehicles;  (C) Construction of additional hydrogen refueling stations; and  (D) Promotion of building design and construction that fully incorporates clean energy assets, including reliance on hydrogen-fueled energy generation;  (8) A plan, for implementation during the years 2010 to 2020, to transition the island of Hawaii to a hydrogen-fueled economy and to extend the application of the plan throughout the State; and  (9) Evaluation of policy recommendations to:  (A) Encourage the adoption of hydrogen-fueled vehicles;  (B) Continually fund the hydrogen investment capital special fund; and  (C) Support investment in hydrogen infrastructure, including production, storage, and dispensing facilities. [L 2006, c 240, §6] Cross References  Hydrogen investment capital special fund, see §211F-5.7.
HI Rev Stat § 196-10.5 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|196. Energy Resources|196-10.5 Hawaii clean energy initiative program.

  §196-10.5 Hawaii clean energy initiative program. (a) There is established within the department of business, economic development, and tourism, a Hawaii clean energy initiative program to manage the State's transition to a clean energy economy. The clean energy program shall design, implement, and administer activities that include:  (1) Strategic partnerships for the research, development, testing, deployment, and permitting of clean and renewable technologies;  (2) Engineering and economic evaluations of Hawaii's potential for near-term project opportunities for the State's renewable energy resources;  (3) Electric grid reliability and security projects that will enable the integration of a substantial increase of electricity from renewable-energy resources;  (4) A statewide clean energy public education and outreach plan to be developed in coordination with Hawaii's institutions of public education;  (5) Promotion of Hawaii's clean and renewable resources to potential partners and investors;  (6) A plan, to be implemented from 2011 to 2030, to transition the State to a clean energy economy; and  (7) A plan, to be implemented from 2011 to 2030, to assist each county in transitioning to a clean energy economy.  (b) Prior to the initiation of any activities authorized under subsection (a), the department of business, economic development, and tourism shall develop a plan of action with the intent of promoting effective prioritization and focusing of efforts consistent with the State's energy programs and objectives.  (c) The department of business, economic development, and tourism shall submit a report to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session on the status and progress of new and existing clean energy initiatives. The report shall also include:  (1) The spending plan of the Hawaii clean energy initiative program;  (2) All expenditures of energy security special fund moneys; and  (3) The targeted markets of the expenditures, including reasons for selecting those markets, the persons to be served, specific objectives of the program, and program expenditures, including measurable outcomes. [L 2010, c 73, §8]
HI Rev Stat § 196-18 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|196. Energy Resources|196-18 REPEALED.

  §196-18 REPEALED. L 2008, c 25, §1.
HI Rev Stat § 196-19 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|196. Energy Resources|196-19 Life-cycle cost analysis.

  §196-19 Life-cycle cost analysis. Agencies shall use life-cycle cost analysis in making decisions about their investments in products, services, construction, and other projects to lower the State's costs and to reduce energy and water consumption. Where appropriate, agencies shall consider the life-cycle costs of combinations of projects, particularly to encourage bundling of energy efficiency projects with renewable energy projects.  Agencies shall retire inefficient equipment on an accelerated basis where replacement results in lower life-cycle costs. Agencies that minimize life-cycle costs with efficiency measures shall be recognized in their scorecard evaluations established under section 196-17(a). [L 2002, c 77, pt of §9] Note  Section 196-17(a) referred to in text is repealed.
HI Rev Stat § 196-20 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|196. Energy Resources|196-20 REPEALED.

  §196-20 REPEALED. L 2006, c 96, §21.
HI Rev Stat § 196-21 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|196. Energy Resources|196-21 Financing mechanisms.

  §196-21 Financing mechanisms. (a) Agencies shall maximize their use of available alternative financing contracting mechanisms, including energy-savings contracts, when life-cycle cost-effective, to reduce energy use and cost in their facilities and operations. Energy-savings contracts shall include:  (1) Energy performance contracts;  (2) Municipal lease and purchase financing; and  (3) Utility energy-efficiency service contracts. Energy-savings contracts shall provide significant opportunities for making state facilities more energy efficient at no net cost to taxpayers.  (b) Agencies that perform energy efficiency and renewable energy system retrofitting may continue to receive budget appropriations for energy expenditures at an amount that will not fall below the pre-retrofitting energy budget but will rise in proportion to any increase in the agency's overall budget for the duration of the performance contract or project payment term. A portion of the moneys saved through efficiency and renewable energy system retrofitting shall be set aside to pay for any costs directly associated with administering energy efficiency and renewable energy system retrofitting programs incurred by the agency.  (c) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary relating to the award of public contracts, any agency desiring to enter into an energy performance contract shall do so in accordance with the following provisions:  (1) The agency shall issue a public request for proposals, advertised in the same manner as provided in chapter 103D, concerning the provision of energy-efficiency services or the design, installation, operation, and maintenance of energy equipment. The request for proposals shall contain terms and conditions relating to submission of proposals, evaluation, and selection of proposals, financial terms, legal responsibilities, and other matters as may be required by law and as the agency determines appropriate;  (2) Upon receiving responses to the request for proposals, the agency shall select the most qualified proposal or proposals and may base its determination on the basis of the experience and qualifications of the proposers, the technical approach, the financial arrangements, the overall benefits to the agency, or other factors determined by the agency to be relevant and appropriate;  (3) The agency thereafter may negotiate and enter into an energy performance contract with the person or company whose proposal is selected as the most qualified based on the criteria established by the agency;  (4) The term of any energy performance contract entered into pursuant to this section shall not exceed twenty years;  (5) Any energy performance contract may provide that the agency ultimately shall receive title to the energy system being financed under the contract; and  (6) Any energy performance contract shall provide that total payments shall not exceed total savings. [L 2002, c 77, pt of §9; am L 2006, c 96, §7; am L 2007, c 157, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 196-22 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|196. Energy Resources|196-22 State energy projects.

  §196-22 State energy projects. State energy projects may be implemented under this chapter with the approval of the comptroller and the director of finance or their designees. In addition, this section shall be construed to provide the greatest possible flexibility to agencies in structuring agreements so that economic benefits and existing energy incentives may be used and maximized, and financing and other costs to agencies may be minimized. The specific terms of energy performance contracting under section 36-41 may be altered if deemed advantageous to the agency and approved by the director of finance and the comptroller. [L 2002, c 77, pt of §9; am L 2004, c 216, §21; am L 2006, c 96, §8; am L 2007, c 157, §4]
HI Rev Stat § 196-23 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|196. Energy Resources|196-23 Energy efficient products.

 §196-23 Energy efficient products. (a) Agencies shall select, when life-cycle cost-effective, ENERGY STAR and other energy efficient products when acquiring energy-using products. For product groups where ENERGY STAR labels are not yet available, agencies may select products that are in the upper twenty-five per cent of energy efficiency as designated by the United States Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, federal energy management program.  (b) Agencies shall incorporate energy-efficient criteria consistent with designated energy-efficiency levels into product specification language developed for all purchasing procedures.  (c) The State shall consider the creation of financing agreements with private sector suppliers to provide private funding to offset higher up-front costs of efficient products.  (d) Agencies entering into leases, including the renegotiation or extension of existing leases, shall:  (1) Incorporate lease provisions that encourage energy and water efficiency wherever life-cycle cost-effective. Build-to-suit lease solicitations shall contain criteria encouraging sustainable design and development, energy efficiency, and verification of facility performance;  (2) Include a preference for facilities having an ENERGY STAR building label in their selection criteria for acquiring leased facilities; and  (3) Encourage lessors to apply for an ENERGY STAR building label and to explore and implement projects that will reduce costs to the State, including projects carried out through the lessors' energy-savings contracts. [L 2002, c 77, pt of §9; am L 2006, c 96, §9]
HI Rev Stat § 196-30 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|196. Energy Resources|196-30 Public buildings; benchmarks; retro-commissioning guidelines; energy savings performance contracts.

  §196-30 Public buildings; benchmarks; retro-commissioning guidelines; energy savings performance contracts. (a) By December 31, 2010, each state department with responsibilities for the design and construction of public buildings and facilities shall benchmark every existing public building that is either larger than five thousand square feet or uses more than eight thousand kilowatt-hours of electricity or energy per year and shall use the benchmark as a basis for determining the State's investment in improving the efficiency of its own building stock. Benchmarking shall be conducted using the ENERGY STAR portfolio management or equivalent tool. The chief energy officer of the Hawaii state energy office shall provide training to affected departments on the ENERGY STAR portfolio management or equivalent tool.  (b) Public buildings shall be retro-commissioned no less often than every five years. The chief energy officer of the Hawaii state energy office shall establish retro-commissioning guidelines by January 1, 2010.  (c) Departments may enter into energy savings performance contracts with a third party to cover the capital costs of energy-efficiency measures and distributed generation provided the terms of the energy savings performance contracts conform to the benchmark standard. The comptroller may review and exempt specific projects as appropriate to take into account cost-effectiveness.  Energy savings performance contracts shall be executed according to state guidelines issued by the comptroller, and the contracts shall be reviewed by the comptroller. To expedite energy savings performance contracting for public buildings, the department of accounting and general services shall develop a master energy savings performance contracts agreement that any department may use to contract with an energy savings performance contracts provider for energy-efficiency and renewable energy services.  (d) For existing public buildings that undergo a major retrofit or renovation, the department or departments responsible for design and construction shall make investments in efficiency; provided that the cost of the measures shall be recouped within twenty years. [L 2009, c 155, pt of §11; am L 2019, c 122, §3]
HI Rev Stat § 196-41 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|196. Energy Resources|196-41 State support for achieving renewable portfolio standards.

  §196-41 State support for achieving renewable portfolio standards. (a) The department of land and natural resources and department of business, economic development, and tourism shall facilitate the private sector's development of renewable energy projects by supporting the private sector's attainment of the renewable portfolio standards in section 269-92. Both departments shall provide meaningful support in areas relevant to the mission and functions of each department as provided in this section, as well as in other areas the directors of each department may deem appropriate.  (b) The department of land and natural resources shall:  (1) Develop and publish a catalog by December 31, 2006, and every five years thereafter, of potential sites for the development of renewable energy; and  (2) Work with electric utility companies and with other renewable energy developers on all applicable planning and permitting processes to expedite the development of renewable energy resources.  (c) The department of business, economic development, and tourism shall:  (1) Develop a program to maximize the use of renewable energy and cost-effective conservation measures by state government agencies;  (2) Work with federal agencies to develop as much research, development and demonstration funding, and technical assistance as possible to support Hawaii in its efforts to achieve its renewable portfolio standards; and  (3) Biennially, beginning in January 2006, issue a progress report to the governor and legislature. [L 2004, c 95, pt of §2] Revision Note  Section was enacted as an addition to chapter 269, but is renumbered to this chapter pursuant to §23G-15. Cross References  Renewable portfolio standards, see § §269-91 to 269-96.
HI Rev Stat § 196-42 (2021)
2021 Hawaii Revised Statutes|Title 12. Conservation and Resources|196. Energy Resources|196-42 State support for achieving alternate fuels standards and clean ground transportation goals.

  §196-42 State support for achieving alternate fuels standards and clean ground transportation goals. (a) The State shall facilitate the development of alternate fuels and support the attainment of a statewide alternate fuels standard of ten per cent of highway fuel demand to be provided by alternate fuels by 2010, fifteen per cent by 2015, twenty per cent by 2020, and thirty per cent by 2030. For purposes of the alternate fuels standard, ethanol produced from cellulosic materials shall be considered the equivalent of two and one-half gallons of noncellulosic ethanol. "Alternate fuels" shall have the same meaning as contained in title 10 Code of Federal Regulations part 490; provided that it shall also include liquid or gaseous fuels produced from renewable feedstocks such as organic wastes, or from water using electricity from renewable energy sources.  (b) The State shall support the attainment of the clean ground transportation target established pursuant to section [196-9(c)(11)]. [L 2006, c 240, §5; am L 2010, c 175, §2; am L 2021, c 74, §6]