HI HB1679

Requires all facilities-based mobile telecommunications service providers to designate contact points to receive deenergization notifications from electric utilities and develop uniform protocols to respond to outages.

Mandates telecommunications service providers communicate relevant deenergization information to public safety and emergency response offices for affected areas upon notification.

Requires each electric utility company to construct, maintain, and operate electrical lines and equipment to minimize catastrophic wildfire risk.

Mandates electric utility companies submit annual wildfire mitigation plans to the Public Utilities Commission for approval, including protocols for deenergizing lines that consider impacts on first responders, health care facilities, and communication infrastructure.

Requires utilities to establish procedures for notifying customers, public safety offices, critical first responders, health care facilities, and telecommunications providers of planned electrical line deenergization.