CHAPTER 269

PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION

 

         Part I.  Public Utilities, Generally

Section

     269-1 Definitions

     269-2 Public utilities commission; number, appointment

           of commissioners, qualifications; compensation;

           persons having interest in public utilities;

           authority

     269-3 Employment of assistants

     269-4 Repealed

     269-5 Annual report and register of orders

     269-6 General powers and duties

   269-6.5 Electronic copies of documents

     269-7 Investigative powers

   269-7.5 Certificates of public convenience and necessity

     269-8 Public utilities to furnish information

   269-8.2 Location of records

   269-8.5 Annual financial reports

     269-9 Report accidents

    269-10 Commission may compel attendance of witnesses, etc.

    269-11 Repealed

    269-12 Notices

    269-13 Right to be represented by counsel

    269-14 Repealed

  269-14.5 Appointment of receiver for public utilities

    269-15 Commission may institute proceedings to enforce

           chapter

  269-15.5 Appeals

 269-15.51 Contested cases

  269-15.6 Alternative dispute resolution

    269-16 Regulation of utility rates; ratemaking procedures

  269-16.1 Performance incentive and penalty mechanisms

  269-16.2 Approval of rules of a public utility

 269-16.21 Repealed

 269-16.22 Power purchase agreements; cost recovery for electric

           utilities

  269-16.3 Statewide rate increase surcharge assessment on

           ratepayers in emergency situations

  269-16.4 Annual fuel mix disclosure

  269-16.5 Lifeline telephone rates

  269-16.6 Telecommunications relay services for the deaf,

           persons with hearing disabilities, and persons with

           speech disabilities

  269-16.7 Repealed

  269-16.8 Aggregators of telephone service requirements

 269-16.85 Retail intrastate services; fully competitive

  269-16.9 Telecommunications providers and services

 269-16.91 Universal service subsidies

 269-16.92 Changes in subscriber carrier selections; prior

           authorization required; penalties for unauthorized

           changes

 269-16.93 Release of domestic abuse victims from shared

           wireless plans

 269-16.95 Emergency telephone service; capital costs;

           ratemaking

    269-17 Issuance of securities

  269-17.5 Issuance of voting stock; restrictions

    269-18 Acquirement of stock of another public utility

    269-19 Merger and consolidation of public utilities

  269-19.5 Relations with an affiliated interest; definition;

           contracts with affiliates filed and subject to

           commission action

    269-20 Certificates of public convenience and necessity

           for water carriers

   269-21, 22 Repealed

    269-23 Liability of initial and delivering common carrier

           for loss; limitation of liability; notice and filing

           of claim

    269-24 Repealed

    269-25 Valuations

    269-26 Investigation of water rates charged by lessee

           under state leases

  269-26.5 Preferential water rates for agricultural activities

  269-26.6 Preferential water carrier service rates for

           agricultural activities

    269-27 Prevention of unreasonable water rates

  269-27.1 Establishment of geothermal energy rates

  269-27.2 Utilization of electricity generated from nonfossil

           fuels

  269-27.3 Preferential renewable energy rates; agricultural

           activities

  269-27.4 Community-based renewable energy tariffs

  269-27.5 Construction of high-voltage electric transmission

           lines; hearing

  269-27.6 Construction of high-voltage electric transmission

           lines; overhead or underground construction

  269-27.7 Preferential electricity rates; protected agriculture

    269-28 Penalty

    269-29 Perjury

    269-30 Finances; public utility fee

    269-31 Application of this chapter

    269-32 Injury to public utility property

    269-33 Public utilities commission special fund

    269-34 Obligations of telecommunications carriers

    269-35 Universal service

    269-36 Telecommunications number portability

    269-37 Compensation agreements

    269-38 Regulatory flexibility for effectively competitive

           services

    269-39 Cross-subsidies

    269-40 Access to advanced services

    269-41 Universal service program; establishment; purpose;

           principles

    269-42 Universal service program; contributions

    269-43 Carriers of last resort

    269-44 Solar water heater system standards

    269-45 Gas utility companies; renewable energy; reporting

           requirements

    269-46 Microgrids

    269-47 Electric power systems data access and transparency;

           principles

    269-48 Coal power purchase agreements; prohibited

 

         Part II.  Consumer Advocate

    269-51 Consumer advocate; executive director of the

           division of consumer advocacy

    269-52 Division of consumer advocacy; personnel

    269-53 Legal counsel

    269-54 General powers; duties

    269-55 Handling of complaints

 

         Part III.  Other Provisions

    269-71 Meter tampering

    269-72 Electric vehicle charging system; rebate program

    269-73 Electric vehicle charging system; rebate program;

           administrator; establishment

    269-74 Zero-emission vehicle fueling system rebate program

 

         Part IV.  Gas Pipeline Systems--Repealed

    269-81 to 84 Repealed

 

         Part V.  Renewable Portfolio Standards

    269-91 Definitions

    269-92 Renewable portfolio standards

    269-93 Achieving portfolio standard

    269-94 Waivers, extensions, and incentives

    269-95 Renewable portfolio standards study

    269-96 Energy-efficiency portfolio standards

    269-97 Annual report; electric utility company

 

         Part VI.  Net Energy Metering

   269-101 Definitions

 269-101.5 Maximum capacity of eligible customer-generator

   269-102 Standard contract or tariff; rate structure

   269-103 Generating capacity

   269-104 Additional customer-generators

   269-105 Calculation

   269-106 Billing periods; twelve-month reconciliation

   269-107 Net electricity consumers

   269-108 Net electricity producers; excess electricity

           credits and credit carry over

   269-109 Net electricity consumption or production

           information

   269-110 Termination by eligible customer-generators

   269-111 Safety and performance standards

 

         Part VII.  Public Benefits Fee

   269-121 Public benefits fee authorization

   269-122 Public benefits fee administrator; establishment

   269-123 Requirements for the public benefits fee

           administrator

   269-124 Transitioning from utility demand-side management

           programs to the public benefits fee

   269‑125 On-bill financing for energy efficiency and renewable

           energy

 

         Part VIII.  Interisland Transmission System--Repealed

   269-131 to 135 Repealed

 

         Part IX.  Electric Reliability

   269-141 Definitions

   269-142 Reliability standards; interconnection

           requirements; adoption and development; force

           and effect

   269-143 Monitoring

   269-144 Compliance and enforcement

   269-145 Grid access; procedures for interconnection;

           dispute resolution

 269-145.5 Advanced grid modernization technology; principles

   269-146 Hawaii electricity reliability surcharge;

           authorization; cost recovery

   269-147 Hawaii electricity reliability administrator;

           contracting

   269-148 Hawaii electricity reliability administrator;

           qualifications

   269-149 Funding; reporting

 

         Part X.  Green Infrastructure Bonds

   269-161 Definitions

   269-162 Applications to issue bonds and authorize green

           infrastructure fee

   269-163 Green infrastructure financing order

   269-164 Green infrastructure property

   269-165 Bonds financing order

   269-166 Green infrastructure fee; nonbypassable

   269-167 Electric utility successor requirements; default

           of electric utility

   269-168 Treatment of bonds, fees, and property

   269-169 Green infrastructure property; non-impairment

   269-170 Green infrastructure loan program order; application

   269-171 Green infrastructure loan program order; issuance

   269-172 Electric utilities; cost recovery; billing agent

   269-173 Severability

   269-174 Miscellaneous

   269-175 Revenue bonds; exclusion from debt limit

   269-176 Financing order; adjustments to green

           infrastructure fee

 

Note

 

  L 2021, c 72, §13 provides:

  "SECTION 13. The public utilities commission shall conform its electronically filed documents and its electronic filing processes to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and all existing federal laws and regulations to ensure equal access for individuals with disabilities."

  Broadband services; exemption from certain permitting requirements.  L 2011, c 151; L 2013, c 264; L 2016, c 193, §§1, 2.

  Franchises prior to 1966, see RLH 1955, volume II appendix at page 1720 and 1965 Supp at page 1039.

  Honolulu Gas Company.  L 1967, c 262.

  Kauai Electric Company, Limited.  L 1967, c 165.

  Maui Electric Company, Limited.  L 1991, c 12.

  Maui Electric Company, Limited (for Lanai).  L 1988, c 54.

  Molokai Electric Company, Limited.  L 1989, c 147.

  Solar water heating pay as you save program pilot project.  L 2006, c 240, §13.

  Study on the accessibility of Hawaii's electric system and procedures for interconnection to Hawaii's electric system; report to 2023 legislature.  L 2022, c 201, §1.

 

Cross References

 

  Natural energy laboratory of Hawaii authority as public utility; when, see §227D-1.5.

  Telecommunications and cable industry information reporting, see chapter 440J.

 

Law Journals and Reviews

 

  A Tale of Two Solar Installations:  How Electricity Regulations Impact Distributed Generation.  38 UH L. Rev. 135 (2016).

  Eminent Domain and Serrated Power.  39 UH L. Rev. 171 (2016).