HRS §201-12
State program for energy planning and conservation
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The state must create a program to plan for saving energy and fuels, and to encourage people to use them wisely. It will share tips through media, schools, and community groups. Other state and county offices can help with this program.
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The statute, as written — State program for energy planning and conservation
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 department shall develop a state program for energy planning and conservation. The program shall consist of short and long-range planning for the development and promulgation of methods to encourage voluntary conservation of gasoline, diesel oil, natural gas, propane, heating oils, other fuels, and electrical energy, and efficient development of new or alternative sources of such fuels and energy. The information resulting from such methods is to be disseminated to the people of Hawaii through all forms of mass communication media, public and private schools, private and civic organizations, and all other appropriate means. Public information offices of other state and county agencies may be called upon for assistance in the development of such program.
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