Hawaii Administrative Rules › Title 15 - DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM › Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism › Chapter 36 - RENEWABLE ENERGY FACILITY SITING PROCESS RULES › Subchapter 3 - PERMIT PLAN PROCESSING › Section 15-36-15 - Approval of state permits

Current through June, 2024
(a) When the
				  coordinator accepts a permit plan application for a renewable energy facility
				  that requires state permits, the renewable energy facilitator, on behalf of the
				  energy resources coordinator, shall facilitate the timely processing of the
				  permit plan with the state agency or agencies responsible for approving,
				  monitoring, and enforcing the terms and conditions of the permit in accordance
				  with the permit plan.
(b) The
				  facilitator, on behalf of the coordinator, may conduct discussions, meetings,
				  conferences, or working groups with the agencies for the purpose of
				  facilitating the timely processing of the permit plan, identifying all
				  informational requirements necessary to obtain approval of the permit
				  applications, and discussing the agency's preliminary evaluation of the
				  sufficiency of the permit application. The agencies' duty to take diligent
				  measures to complete processing and action as soon as practicable shall include
				  the agencies' timely and meaningful participation in the discussions, meetings,
				  conferences, or working groups conducted by the facilitator.
(c) In the event a state agency denies a
				  permit application under the permit plan, the coordinator shall request the
				  agency to provide a written report to the coordinator and applicant setting
				  forth in detail a complete list of all reasons supporting the denial of the
				  permit application and all steps required to be taken by the applicant to
				  obtain approval of the permit application.
(d) Each appropriate state agency shall
				  diligently endeavor to process and approve or deny any permit in the permit
				  plan no later than twelve months after a completed permit plan application is
				  approved by the coordinator. If the coordinator has given at least thirty days'
				  written notice stating that the permit plan application is subject to this
				  section and a permit is not approved or denied within twelve months after
				  approval of a completed permit plan application, the permitting agency, within
				  thirty days following the end of the twelve-month period, shall provide the
				  coordinator with a report identifying diligent measures that are being taken by
				  the agency to complete processing and action as soon as practicable. If no
				  further processing and action are reported by the permitting agency within five
				  months following the end of the thirty-day agency report period, the
				  coordinator may deem the permit approved. If a permitting agency fails to
				  provide this report identifying diligent measures and if the permit has not
				  been approved or denied within eighteen months following the approval of a
				  completed permit plan application by the coordinator, the permit shall be
				  deemed approved.