Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-193

  • county: includes the city and county of Honolulu. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 1-22
  • Project: means any energy project or telecommunications project. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-191
  • Project party: means an electric or gas utility, including a publicly owned energy cooperative, serving the general public and that is regulated by the public utilities commission under chapter 269, or a telecommunications carrier or telecommunications common carrier, whether or not subject to regulation by the public utilities commission under chapter 269. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 39A-191

The financing of any project under this part shall not relieve any project party or other user of such project from the laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations of the State and county or any departments or boards thereof with respect to the construction, operation, and maintenance of projects, compliance with master plans or zoning laws or regulations, obtaining of building permits, compliance with building and health codes and other laws, ordinances, or rules and regulations of similar nature pertaining to the project, and such laws shall be applicable to such party or such other user to the same extent they would be if the costs of the project were directly financed by the project party.