HRS §125C-23
Rules for setting aside petroleum during shortages
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The state energy office must create rules for a petroleum set-aside system. This system helps protect health, safety, and public services during a petroleum shortage. The rules must follow the state's rule-making process.
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The statute, as written — Set-aside system
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The chief energy officer of the Hawaii state energy office shall adopt rules establishing a petroleum products set-aside system. The purpose of this system shall be: (1) The protection of public health, safety, and welfare; (2) The maintenance of public services, utilities, and transportation, including emergency and essential intrastate air transport services; (3) The maintenance of agricultural operations, including farming, horticulture, dairy, fishing, and related services; (4) The preservation of economically sound and competitive industry, through the equitable acquisition and distribution of petroleum products; and (5) The promotion of efficiency, with minimum economic disruptions, during a shortage of petroleum products. The rules establishing the set-aside system shall be adopted in accordance with chapter 91.
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