Hawaii Revised Statutes 128e. Hawaii Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-know Act

• 128e-1 Definitions.
  As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: "Administrator" means the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency. "CERCLA" means the...
• 128e-2 Designation and Functions of the Hawaii State Emergency Response Commission.
  (a) There is created the Hawaii state emergency response commission, which shall be placed within the department for administrative purposes and carry out the...
• 128e-3 Powers; Rulemaking; Appointment of Hearing Officers.
  (a) The commission may adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 to implement this chapter. The rules shall include, but not be limited to,...
• 128e-4 Establishment of Emergency Planning Districts.
  Each county is designated as an emergency planning district for the purposes of this chapter; provided that the department shall be responsible for Kalawao...
• 128e-5 Establishment and Functions of Local Emergency Planning Committees.
  (a) A minimum of one local emergency planning committee shall be established in each county. The committee shall be subject to the requirements of...
• 128e-6 Reporting Requirements.
  (a) The owner or operator of a facility in the State that stores, uses, or manufactures any hazardous substance shall comply with the following...
• 128e-7 Emergency Notification Requirements.
  The commission shall adopt rules in accordance with chapter 91 establishing the contents of hazardous substance release reports. The rules shall address, but are...
• 128e-8 Funds for Operation.
  (a) The department shall establish an account, to be called the local emergency response planning committees account, within the environmental response revolving fund pursuant to...
• 128e-9 Filing Fees.
  Facilities that are required to report according to section 128E-6(a)(2), shall remit $100 with each submission of chemical inventory forms or Tier II forms...
• 128e-10 Immunity From Civil Liability.
  (a) No employee, representative, or agent of a state or county agency, or persons requested by a state or county agency to engage in...
• 128e-11 Penalties and Fines.
  (a) Any person who violates any of the emergency reporting, planning, or notification requirements of section 128E-6 or 128E-7, or fails to pay the...
• 128e-12 Enforcement.
  If the commission determines that any person has violated or is violating this chapter, or any rule adopted pursuant to this chapter, the commission:...
• 128e-13 Relationship to Other Laws.
  (a) This chapter shall be read in conjunction with the federal statutes and regulations providing for the identification, labeling, and reporting of information concerning...

Last modified: October 27, 2016