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HRS §342L-4.5

No new fuel tanks near the shore, with a repair exception

The state will not allow new underground fuel tanks within 100 yards of the shoreline, except to fix or replace an existing tank. Existing tanks can keep their permits for now, but starting in 2045, no one may operate or renew a permit for such a tank near the shore.

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The statute, as written — Permits near shoreline prohibited; exception

(a) The department shall not issue a permit for a new underground fuel storage tank within one hundred yards of the shoreline; provided that a permit may be issued by the department for purposes of repairing or replacing an existing underground fuel storage tank. (b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), the holder of a permit for an existing underground fuel storage tank within one hundred yards of the shoreline may renew the permit. (c) Beginning January 1, 2045, no person shall operate an underground fuel storage tank within one hundred yards of the shoreline, and no permit for an underground fuel storage tank within one hundred yards of the shoreline shall be renewed.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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