Authorizes the Chief Energy Officer of the Hawaii State Energy Office to adopt rules to enforce minimum efficiency standards for certain products and establish or amend appliance efficiency standards in certain situations. Regulates the appliance efficiency standards for portable electric spas. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
Creates the clean energy and energy efficiency revolving loan fund in the Hawaii green infrastructure special fund to be administered by the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority. Amends the purpose of the revolving sub-fund to expand financing for state agencies and also includes the electrification of fleet vehicles. Repeals the building energy efficiency revolving loan fund. Appropriates funds from the clean energy and energy efficiency revolving loan fund to make loans for clean energy investments or other authorized uses. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)
Part I: Requires and appropriates funds for the department of health to conduct a study on the benefits and costs to implement extended producer responsibility in the State. Part II: Beginning January 1, 2022, prohibits full-service restaurants from providing single-use plastic service ware to consumers unless requested by the consumer. Part III: Beginning January 1, 2023, requires beverage manufacturers that offer for sale, sell, or distribute beverages in plastic beverage containers in the State to meet minimum postconsumer recycled content requirements. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Prohibits the use of fossil fuels for electricity generation or storage after 12/31/2045. Prohibits the Public Utilities Commission from approving cost recovery of any application or proposal for generation or storage facilities that use fossil fuels, with certain exceptions. Exempts emergency generators. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
Requires the Office of Environmental Quality Control to establish, implement, and maintain an interactive website available to the public at no cost that provides certain information and notifications regarding environmental assessment and environmental impact statement actions. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Prohibits the sale of coral products in the State and the importing and exporting of coral product.
Establishes an income tax credit for the conversion of gasolinepowered buses to hydrogen-powered buses or the purchase of new hydrogen-powered buses. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
Short form bill relating to environmental protection.
Requires members of the charter school commission to collectively possess strong experience and expertise in various fields. Allows the authorizer's staff to provide technical support up until the completed charter application is submitted. Clarifies charter application notice requirements. Clarifies authorizer compliance requirements in cases of an appeal. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD2)
Assesses a climate change mitigation impact fee on every customer who rents, leases, or utilizes a rental motor vehicle. Establishes the climate change mitigation special fund. Specifies that the impact fees collected shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund; provided that beginning July 1, 2024, the impact fees shall be deposited to the credit of the climate change mitigation special fund. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
