STAND. COM. REP. NO. 786

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 328

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 328, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENERGY EFFICIENCY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Allow for the installation of certain energy-efficient technologies on privately-owned single-family residential dwellings or townhouses, with limited restrictions; and

(2) Require private entities to review and, if necessary, modify rules no later than December 31, 2022, to allow for the placement of energy-efficient technologies.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Energy Office, 350Hawaii.org, Environmental Caucus and Human Environmental Impacts Committee of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, Hawai‘i Energy, and eleven individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Hawaii Chapter of the Community Associations Institute, Legislative Action Committee.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 328, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair