HRS §196-101
Definitions for fluorescent lamps
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section defines two types of fluorescent lamps for the rules in this part. It explains what counts as a compact fluorescent lamp and what counts as a linear fluorescent lamp. It is only a definitions section, so it does not create duties or penalties.
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The statute, as written — Definitions
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.
As used in this part, unless the context otherwise requires: "Compact fluorescent lamp" means a compact low-pressure, mercury-containing, electric-discharge light source in which a fluorescent coating transforms some of the ultraviolet energy generated by the mercury discharge into visible light, and includes the following characteristics: (1) One base (end cap) of any type, including but not limited to screw, bayonet, two pins, and four pins; (2) Integrally ballasted or non-integrally ballasted; (3) Light emission between a correlated color temperature of one thousand seven hundred Kelvin and twenty-four thousand Kelvin and a Duv of +0.024 and -0.024 in the International Commission on Illumination Uniform Color Space; (4) All tube diameters and all tube lengths; and (5) All lamp sizes and shapes for directional and nondirectional installations, including but not limited to plug-in, spiral, twin tube, triple twin, 2D, U-bend, and circular. "Linear fluorescent lamp" means a low-pressure, mercury-containing, electric-discharge light source in which a fluorescent coating transforms some of the ultraviolet energy generated by the mercury discharge into visible light, and includes all of the following characteristics: (1) Two bases (end caps) of any type, including but not limited to single-pin, two-pin, and recessed double contact; (2) Light emission between a correlated color temperature of one thousand seven hundred Kelvin and twenty-four thousand Kelvin and a Duv of +0.024 and -0.024 in the International Commission on Illumination Uniform Color Space; (3) All tube diameters, including but not limited to T5, T8, T10, and T12; (4) All tube lengths from 0.5 to eight feet, inclusive; and (5) All lamp shapes, including but not limited to linear, U-bend, and circular.
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