HRS §269-51
Consumer advocate's role
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗This section sets up the consumer advocate's role. The advocate represents all utility customers, including small businesses, in Public Utilities Commission hearings. The advocate works independently from the commission and can fully participate in all its proceedings.
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The statute, as written — Consumer advocate; executive director of the division of consumer advocacy
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.
[(a)] The executive director of the division of consumer advocacy shall be the consumer advocate in hearings before the public utilities commission. The consumer advocate shall represent, protect, and advance the interests of all consumers, including small businesses, of utility services. [(b)] The responsibility of the consumer advocate for advocating the interests of the consumer of utility services shall be separate and distinct from the responsibilities of the public utilities commission and those assistants employed by the commission. The consumer advocate shall have full rights to participate as a party in interest in all proceedings before the public utilities commission.
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