HI SR69

Hawaii State Energy Office is requested to conduct a study examining whether multi-property owners in the hospitality/retail sector are aggregating required electric vehicle parking spaces and placing them in counties where they don't have the majority of their parking spaces.

Existing law requires retailers with 100 or more parking spaces to include at least one electric vehicle charging stall per 100 spaces, but allows these to be distributed across all of a owner's properties statewide in an aggregated fashion.

Study should determine if this aggregation practice is creating geographic disparities in electric vehicle charging availability across Hawaii's counties.

Hawaii State Energy Office must submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2024 Regular Session convenes.

Certified copies of the resolution are to be transmitted to the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Chief Energy Officer; and the Mayors of Honolulu, Maui, Kauai, and Hawaii counties.