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Hawaii 2021 Regular Session
Requesting Public Utilities To Provide Fifty Percent Rate Discounts To Retired Senior Citizens. [SCR-116]
[Energy ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requesting Public Utilities To Provide Fifty Percent Rate Discounts To Retired Senior Citizens.
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Gettr Hawaii 2021 Regular Session
Relating To The Public Utilities Commission. [HB-1300]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the chairperson of the public utilities commission to appoint an administrative assistant, a research assistant, and legal counsel to assist each member of the public utilities commission with commission duties. Prohibits the chairperson from dismissing or re-assigning appointed staff members without the prior written approval of the affected commissioner.
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Hawaii 2021 Regular Session
Relating To The Public Utilities Commission. [SB-1386]
[Telecommunications ]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires the chairperson of the public utilities commission to appoint an administrative assistant, a research assistant, and legal counsel to assist each member of the public utilities commission with commission duties. Prohibits the chairperson from dismissing or re-assigning appointed staff members without the prior written approval of the affected commissioner.
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Hawaii 2021 Regular Session
Relating To Agriculture. [HB-1144]
[Agriculture ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Food ]
Exempts from general excise tax law amounts received from the interisland transportation and related loading and unloading of agricultural commodities. Effective 1/1/2050. (HD2)
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Hawaii 2021 Regular Session
Relating To Agriculture. [SB-1253]
[Agriculture ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Water ]
[Small Business ]
Exempts from general excise tax law amounts received from the interisland transportation and related loading and unloading of livestock. Requires the public utilities commission to authorize preferential water carrier service rates by tariff for ratepayers that operate farms or ranches located in any county with a population equal to or less than 500,000.
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Hawaii 2021 Regular Session
Relating To The Use Of Electronic Filing By The Public Utilities Commission. [HB-941]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Disabilities ]
[Consumer Protection ]
Allows the public utilities commission to use electronic filing processes and similar practices. Requires the public utilities commission to conform its electronic forms and electronic filing processes to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other federal laws and regulations to ensure equal access for individuals with disabilities. (CD1)
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Hawaii 2019 Regular Session
Relating To Preferential Electricity Rates For Protected Agriculture. [SB-389]
[Agriculture ]
[Energy ]
[Food ]
Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to establish preferential electricity rates for agricultural activities that utilize protected agriculture to produce fruits or vegetables for distribution.
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Hawaii 2019 Regular Session
Relating To The Salary Of The Public Utilities Commissioners. [SB-1329]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Aligns the salary of the Public Utilities Commission chair with the highest pay tier of the First Deputy Attorney General. Aligns the salary of the other Public Utilities Commission commissioners with the lowest pay tier of the First Deputy Attorney General. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2019 Regular Session
Relating To Planning. [SB-1054]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Public Safety ]
[Infrastructure ]
Requires the State and counties to incorporate predictions of sea level rise and other climate change hazards and mitigation opportunities into applicable plans, strategies, and mapping. Requires the Public Utilities Commission, and any public utility regulated by the Public Utilities Commission, to consider the findings in the Hawaii Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Report. Encourages each county to participate in the community rating system developed by the National Flood Insurance Program. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2019 Regular Session
Relating To Coastal Planning. [HB-765]
[Environmental ]
[Water ]
[Climate Change ]
[Community Development ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
Requires incorporation of sea level rise projections in all new plans and updates to existing state plans generated under the Hawaii State Planning Act and the plans of the Public Utilities Commission. Appropriates funds for the facilitation of stakeholder communications and public engagement related to environmental protection, clean waters, ecosystem preservation and restoration, and community and cultural consideration of the Ala Wai watershed and surrounding areas. Effective 7/1/2035. (SD2)
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Hawaii 2019 Regular Session
Relating To Expenses Of Neighbor Island Resident Public Utilities Commissioners. [HB-554]
[Energy ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requires payment of travel expenses and a $225 per diem allowance to Public Utilities Commission members who are residents of a county other than the City and County of Honolulu for travel authorized by the PUC. (HB554 HD1)
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Hawaii 2019 Regular Session
Relating To Electric Grid Resiliency. [HB-1583]
[Energy ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Disaster Relief ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Climate Change ]
[Science ]
[Education ]
Authorizes the Department of Education to evaluate the feasibility and cost-benefit of establishing and implementing a pilot microgrid to provide backup power in the event of a natural disaster or other similar emergency. Authorizes the Department of Transportation to evaluate the feasibility and cost-benefit of a renewable energy microgrid system to provide backup power in the event of a natural disaster or other similar emergency at one facility. Authorizes the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority to establish a microgrid demonstration
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Requesting Public Utilities To Provide Fifty Percent Rate Discounts To Retired Senior Citizens. [SCR-117]
[Energy ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requesting Public Utilities To Provide Fifty Percent Rate Discounts To Retired Senior Citizens.
Sponsored by: Sen. Donna Kim Offered. on 03/06/2020
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Requesting Public Utilities To Provide Fifty Percent Rate Discounts To Retired Senior Citizens. [SR-77]
[Energy ]
[Senior Citizens ]
Requesting Public Utilities To Provide Fifty Percent Rate Discounts To Retired Senior Citizens.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Requesting The Public Utilities Commission To Protect The Public Interest When Reviewing The Potential Acquisition Of Hawaii Gas By An External Entity. [HR-71]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
Requesting The Public Utilities Commission To Protect The Public Interest When Reviewing The Potential Acquisition Of Hawaii Gas By An External Entity.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Requesting The Public Utilities Commission To Protect The Public Interest When Reviewing The Potential Acquisition Of Hawaii Gas By An External Entity. [HCR-90]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Energy ]
[Public Safety ]
Requesting The Public Utilities Commission To Protect The Public Interest When Reviewing The Potential Acquisition Of Hawaii Gas By An External Entity.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Water Rates. [HB-2600]
[Water ]
[Public Health ]
Requires the Department of Health to conduct a study on the water rates and water usage rates in counties with a population greater than 500,000. Effective July 1, 2050. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Phasing Out Fossil Fuels. [SB-3082]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Public Health ]
Requires electric utility companies to have a greenhouse gas neutral electricity portfolio by 12/31/2029. Requires the public utilities commission to evaluate the progress of achieving greenhouse gas neutrality and impose penalties for failure to meet the portfolio standard.
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To Electric Vehicles. [HB-2462]
[Energy ]
[Taxes ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Environmental ]
Establishes an income tax credit of up to $2,500 per new electric vehicle that costs up to $50,000. Sunsets on 12/31/2028. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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Hawaii 2020 Regular Session
Relating To The Underground Construction Of High-voltage Electric Transmission Lines. [HB-2186]
[Energy ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
Eliminates the requirement for a public utility to seek PUC approval for the underground construction of high-voltage electric transmission lines if certain conditions are met. Takes effect on 7/1/2050. (HD1)