HRS §269-26
State lease water rates investigation
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗The public utilities commission must look into water rates charged by people who get water through a state lease and sell it to homes. If the lease says rates need approval from the land department, the commission reports its findings, including whether rates are fair.
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The statute, as written — Investigation of water rates charged by lessee under state leases
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 public utilities commission shall investigate charges made by all persons for water supplied to consumers for domestic uses and purposes, where the water supplied is secured by virtue of a lease from the State, requiring rates to be fixed by the licensee with the approval of the department of land and natural resources. If it appears upon investigation that the water supplied to consumers for domestic uses and purposes is by virtue of a lease requiring rates to be fixed by the licensee, with the approval of the department, then the public utilities commission shall report to the department the result of the investigation, and whether the rates charged to consumers are reasonable or not.
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