HI HR71

Requests the Civil Defense Division of the Department of Defense to study the feasibility of requiring all 283 retail gasoline stations in Hawaii to be pre-wired for electrical generators

Cites Hurricane Katrina as an example where power outages left gas stations unable to pump fuel despite having full storage tanks, hampering evacuation and relief efforts

References Florida's law requiring gasoline stations to install transfer switches for generators, maintain installation documentation on site, and conduct periodic testing

Requires the feasibility report to include estimated project costs, available federal homeland security or pre-disaster funding, and availability of qualified installers and testers in Hawaii

Report findings and recommendations due to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the Regular Session of 2011 convenes