ROH §2-35.2
City must buy ENERGY STAR products unless exceptions apply
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗When the city buys products that have an ENERGY STAR version, it must choose the ENERGY STAR version. The city can buy a non-ENERGY STAR product only if no comparable ENERGY STAR product exists, or if the ENERGY STAR product costs more over its lifetime than a non-ENERGY STAR product.
state agencies
The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Required procurement of ENERGY STAR Qualified products
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
(a) Except as otherwise provided under subsection (b), when procuring products that are listed under the ENERGY STAR program, the city shall procure only ENERGY STAR qualified products.
(b) The city may procure products not ENERGY STAR qualified under the following circumstances:
(1) No comparable product is ENERGY STAR qualified; or
(2) The life-cycle costs of all comparable ENERGY STAR qualified products are more than 105 percent of the life-cycle cost of a product that is not ENERGY STAR qualified.
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