KCC §22-13.1
Why this law exists and what it allows
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗This section explains that the County can make its own plan for buying, controlling, and selling gasoline when there is a serious shortage. It says the County is allowed to do this under state law. It does not set any specific rules.
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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Findings and Purpose
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Kauaʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
The Council finds that from time to time there exists in the State of Hawai'i and in the County of Kaua'i a critical shortage of gasoline.The County of Kaua'i is authorized by Sec. 125C-11, Hawai'i Revised Statutes, to provide by ordinance that the County is exempt from all or portions of a State plan providing for procurement, control, distribution and sale of petroleum products and that the County may operate a petroleum product distribution plan tailored to its own specific needs. This Article is enacted pursuant to the authorization of and in compliance with the provisions of Section 125C-11, Hawai'i Revised Statutes.
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