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269-4 Repealed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269-11 Repealed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269-14 Repealed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269-16.21 Repealed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269-16.7 Repealed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269-21, 22 Repealed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
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
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
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
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.
Judiciary report to 2019 legislature on change in judicial proceedings made by L 2016, c 48. L 2016, c 48, §11.
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.
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).