HI SB964

Authorizes the Hawaii State Energy Office to establish public-private partnerships to develop waste-to-energy generating facilities in counties with populations below 800,000

Targets counties other than Honolulu (which has a population exceeding 800,000), effectively focusing on Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai counties

Amends Section 196-71 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes to add waste-to-energy facility development as a permissive function of the Hawaii State Energy Office

Cites national context of 76 waste-to-energy facilities processing up to 94,000 tons of solid waste daily, generating power equivalent to 2.3 million homes

Takes effect upon approval by the Governor