HI HR146

Calls for an immediate moratorium on the installation and promotion of smart meters by state agencies and organizations receiving state funding until safety to public health, environment, economy, and security is proven.

Requests the Department of Health to investigate smart meters' impact on public health and submit findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2015 Regular Session convenes.

Cites concerns including radiofrequency radiation health effects, outdated Federal Communications Commission guidelines from 1986, potential environmental damage, and vulnerability to cyber attacks and hacking.

Raises privacy and security issues related to smart meter data collection, noting that detailed power usage information may be accessed by unauthorized persons and that utility companies have mined and sold this data.

References opposition from the American Academy of Environmental Medicine, American Civil Liberties Union of Hawaii, and multiple U.S. jurisdictions that have made smart meter installation illegal.