HB 654 Summary

• Establishes a building benchmarking program requiring state agencies to measure and report energy and water consumption of state-owned, leased, or controlled properties exceeding 10,000 square feet using the EPA's ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager tool.

• Covered properties must annually collect aggregated energy and water data, submit benchmarking reports to the Hawaii State Energy Office by specified deadlines (initial deadline December 31, 2024; subsequent reports due June 1 annually), and maintain records for three years.

• Hawaii State Energy Office must publish annual public reports beginning December 1, 2025, summarizing energy and water consumption statistics, compliance rates, and trends across the state building portfolio.

• Exempts properties that lack full-year occupancy certificates, have occupancy rates below 50 percent, are in foreclosure, subject to demolition permits, or are solely owner-occupied and not offered for lease.

• Appropriates unspecified general revenue funds for fiscal years 2023-2024 and 2024-2025 to support program implementation by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.