HB 1531 Summary

• Increases state liquid fuel tax rates under Hawaii Revised Statutes Section 243-4(a) for a six-year period from July 1, 2011 to June 30, 2017.

• Maintains 2 cents per gallon tax on diesel oil, aviation fuel, and naphtha used in power-generating facilities.

• Increases state tax on other liquid fuels in Honolulu, Hawaii County, and Kauai County (specific new rates left blank in bill text to be determined).

• Adjusts Maui County tax rate to 17 cents per gallon on islands with fewer than 20,000 residents and a different rate (to be determined) on other islands.

• Sunsets all amendments on June 30, 2017, restoring prior law unless subsequently reenacted.