HAWAIʻI APPLIANCE EFFICIENCY STANDARDS

Hawai‘i’s 2019 legislature incorporated five high-efficiency appliances into the “Energy Resources” Chapter of the Hawai‘i Revised Statutes.

The 2023 legislature added four additional appliances and assigned to HSEO rulemaking authority to add product efficiency standards if “new or increased efficiency standards would serve to promote energy or water conservation in the State and would be cost-effective for consumers who newly purchase and use those products.”

§196-81

Definitions.

As used in this part:

“Chief energy officer” means the chief energy officer of the Hawaii state energy office.

“Compensation” means money or any other valuable thing, regardless of form, received or to be received by a person for services rendered.

“Computer” has the same meaning as in California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Section 1602(v), as amended.

“Computer monitor” has the same meaning as in California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Section 1602(v), as amended.

“Faucet” means a lavatory faucet, kitchen faucet, metering faucet, or replacement aerator for a lavatory or kitchen faucet.

“High color rendering index fluorescent lamp” means a fluorescent lamp with a color rendering index of eighty-seven or greater that is not a compact fluorescent lamp.

“Plumbing fixture” means an exchangeable device that connects to a plumbing system to deliver and drain away water and waste.

“Portable electric spa” means a factory-built electric spa or hot tub, which may include any combination of integral controls, water heating, or water circulating equipment.

“Residential ventilating fan” means a ceiling or wall-mounted fan, or remotely mounted in-line fan, designed to be used in a bathroom or utility room for the purpose of moving air from inside the building to the outdoors.

“Showerhead” means a device through which water is discharged for a shower or bath. “Showerhead” includes handheld showerheads and any other showerhead, except a safety showerhead.

“Spray sprinkler body” means the exterior case or shell of a sprinkler incorporating a means of connection to the piping system designed to convey water to a nozzle or orifice.

“Toilet” or “water closet” means a plumbing fixture that includes a water-containing receptor that is designed to receive liquid and solid human waste through an exposed integral trap into a drainage system. “Toilet” or “water closet” includes a dual-flush toilet.

“Trough-type urinal” means a urinal designed for simultaneous use by two or more persons.

“Urinal” means a plumbing fixture that is designed to receive only liquid body waste and conveys the waste through a trap into a drainage system. “Urinal” includes a trough-type urinal.

“Water cooler” means a freestanding device that consumes energy in order to dispense cold water, room-temperature water, hot water, or any combination thereof. “Water cooler” includes a storage-type water cooler and an on-demand water cooler.

§196-82

Purpose.

The purpose of this part is to establish minimum appliance efficiency standards for certain products sold or installed in the State.

§196-83

Rules.

The chief energy officer may adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to:

(1) Enforce the minimum efficiency standards set forth in section 196-85; and

(2) Adopt or amend efficiency standards for any products as the chief energy officer deems appropriate, including but not limited to those products listed or incorporated in section 196-84(a); provided that the chief energy officer shall set efficiency standards upon a determination that new or increased efficiency standards would serve to promote energy or water conservation in the State and would be cost-effective for consumers who newly purchase and use those products; provided further that no new or increased efficiency standards shall become effective within one year following the adoption of any amended rules establishing the new or increased efficiency standards.

§196-84

Scope.

(a) Minimum efficiency standards are established under this part for the following products, if standards for these products are not preempted by federal law:

(1) Computers and computer monitors;

(2) Faucets;

(3) High color rendering index fluorescent lamps;

(4) Portable electric spas;

(5) Residential ventilating fans;

(6) Showerheads;

(7) Spray sprinkler bodies;

(8) Toilets;

(9) Urinals; and

(10) Water coolers.

(b) This section shall apply to the sale and offering for sale, lease, or rent of appliances under subsection (a) in the State.

(c) This section shall not apply to:

(1) New products manufactured in the State and sold outside the State;

(2) New products manufactured outside the State and sold at wholesale inside the State for final retail sale and installation outside the State;

(3) Products installed in mobile manufactured homes at the time of construction; or

(4) Products designed expressly for installation and use in recreational vehicles. If any standard established under this part is subsequently preempted by federal law, all other state appliance efficiency standards not preempted shall remain in effect.

§196-85

Minimum efficiency standards.

The following minimum efficiency standards shall apply to products listed or incorporated in section 196-84:

(1) Computers and computer monitors shall meet the requirements set forth in California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Section 1605.3, as amended;

(2) Faucets shall meet the minimum efficiency standards set forth in California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Section 1605.1, as amended;

(3) High color rendering index fluorescent lamps shall meet the minimum efficacy requirements contained in title 10 Code of Federal Regulations section 430.32(n)(4), as in effect on January 3, 2017, as measured in accordance with title 10 Code of Federal Regulations part 430, appendix R to subpart B -“Uniform Test Method for Measuring Average Lamp Efficacy (LE), Color Rendering Index (CRI), and Correlated Color Temperature (CCT) of Electric Lamps”-as amended;

(4) Portable electric spas shall meet the requirements of the American National Standard for Portable Electric Spa Energy Efficiency (ANSI/APSP/ICC 14-2019);

(5) In-line residential ventilating fans shall have a fan motor efficacy of not less than 2.8 cubic feet per minute per watt. All other residential ventilating fans shall have a fan motor efficacy of not less than 1.4 cubic feet per minute per watt for airflows less than ninety cubic feet per minute and not less than 2.8 cubic feet per minute per watt for other airflows when tested in accordance with Home Ventilation Institute Publication 916 “HVI Airflow Test Procedure”;

(6) Showerheads shall meet the minimum efficiency standards set forth in California Code of Regulations, Title 20, Section 1605.1, as amended;

(7) Spray sprinkler bodies that are not specifically excluded from the scope of the Environmental Protection Agency’s WaterSense Specification for Spray Sprinkler Bodies, Version 1.0, shall include an integral pressure regulator and shall meet the water efficiency and performance criteria and other requirements of that specification, as amended;

(8) Toilets, water closets, and urinals, other than those designed and marketed exclusively for use at prisons or mental health facilities, shall meet the standards shown in subparagraphs (A) to (D) when tested in accordance with title 10 Code of Federal Regulations Part 430, appendix T to subpart B — “Uniform Test Method for Measuring the Water Consumption of Water Closets and Urinals” — and toilets shall pass the waste extraction test for water closets (Section 7.9) of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers A112.19.2/CSA B45.1-2018:

(A) Wall-mounted urinals, except for trough-type urinals and urinals designed and marketed exclusively for use in prisons and mental health care facilities, shall have a maximum flush volume of 0.5 gallon per flush

(B) Floor-mounted urinals, except for trough-type urinals and urinals designed and marketed exclusively for use in prisons and mental health care facilities, shall have a maximum flush volume of 0.5 gallon per flush;

(C) Toilets, except for dual-flush tank-type toilets and toilets designed and marketed exclusively for use in prisons and mental health care facilities, shall have a maximum flush volume of 1.28 gallons per flush; and

(D) Dual-flush tank-type toilets shall have a maximum dual-flush effective flush volume of 1.28 gallons per flush. As used in this subparagraph, “dual-flush effective flush volume” means the average flush volume of two reduced flushes and one full flush; and

(9) Water coolers included in the scope of the ENERGY STAR Program Requirements Product Specification for Water Coolers, Version 2.0, shall have an on mode with no water draw energy consumption less than or equal to the following values as measured in accordance with the test requirements of that program:

(A) 0.16 kilowatt-hour per day for cold-only units and cook and cold units. As used in this subparagraph, “cold-only units” means water cooler units that dispense cold water only;

(B) 0.87 kilowatt-hour per day for storage-type hot and cold units. As used in this subparagraph:

“Hot and cold units” means water coolers that dispense hot and cold water.

“Storage-type” means water cooler units in which thermally conditioned water is stored in a tank in the water cooler and is available instantaneously, including point-of-use, dry storage compartment, and bottled water coolers; and

(C) 0.18 kilowatt-hour per day for on-demand hot and cold units. As used in this subparagraph:

“Hot and cold units” means water coolers that dispense both hot and cold water.

“On-demand” means a water cooler unit in which water is heated as it is requested, which typically takes a few minutes to deliver.

§196-86

Implementation.

(a) On or after January 1, 2021, no new computer or computer monitor, faucet, high color rendering index fluorescent lamp, showerhead, or spray sprinkler body shall be sold or offered for sale, lease, or rent in the State unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the efficiency standards provided in section 196-85.

(b) On or after January 1, 2025, no new portable electric spa, residential ventilating fan, toilet, urinal, or water cooler that is manufactured on or after January 1, 2025, shall be sold or offered for sale, lease, or rent in the State unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the minimum efficiency standards provided in section 196-85.

(c) One year after the date upon which the sale or offering for sale of certain products becomes subject to the requirements of subsections (a) and (b), these products shall not be installed for compensation in the State unless the efficiency of the new product meets or exceeds the minimum efficiency standards provided in section 196-85.

§196-87

Protection against repeal of federal standards.

(a) If any of the energy or water conservation standards issued or approved for publication by the Office of the United States Secretary of Energy as of January 19, 2017, pursuant to the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (Parts 430-431 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations), are withdrawn, repealed, or otherwise voided, the minimum energy or water efficiency level permitted for products previously subject to federal energy or water conservation standards shall be the previously applicable federal standards, and no such new product may be sold or offered for sale, lease, or rent in the State unless it meets or exceeds such standards.

(b) This section shall not apply to any federal energy or water conservation standard set aside by a court upon the petition of a person who will be adversely affected, as provided in Section 6306(b) of Title 42 of the United States Code.

§196-88

Testing, certification, and labeling.

Manufacturers shall test, certify, and label products meeting the minimum efficiency standards set forth in section 196-85 and may utilize testing, certification, and labeling programs of other states and federal agencies with similar standards, including the Home Ventilating Institute’s certified products directory certification program, for purposes of compliance under this part. Products listed in California’s Modernized Appliance Efficiency Database System shall be deemed to be in compliance with this part.