Hawaii § 342B-12 - Specific powers of the director.
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§ 342B-12. Specific powers of the director.
The director may: (1) Establish ambient air quality standards for the State as a whole or for any part thereof; (2) Establish and administer any permit program; (3) Establish by rule the control of open burning, fugitive dust, and visible emissions; (4) Establish by rule the control of vehicular smoke emission and require the installation, use, and proper operation and maintenance of air pollution control equipment for motor vehicles; (5) Establish and administer a program of inspection and testing of all modes of transportation except aircraft, to enforce compliance with applicable emission limitations when necessary and practicable, and to control or limit the operation of motor vehicular and other modes of transportation when the director finds pursuant to standards established by rules such modes of transportation are producing or pose an immediate danger of producing unacceptable levels of air pollution or when such control is necessary to meet applicable ambient air quality standards; (6) Establish by rule other specific areas for control of air pollution, thereby allowing for varying conditions; (7) Establish standards of performance or rules for existing, new, or modified stationary sources or adopt standards of performance for existing, new, or modified stationary sources as promulgated by the administrator; (8) Establish maximum achievable control technology standards or rules for the control of hazardous air pollutants from existing, new, or modified sources or adopt maximum achievable control technology as promulgated by the administrator; (9) Establish rules for the prevention of significant deterioration of air quality or adopt prevention of significant deterioration regulations as promulgated by the administrator; and (10) Establish rules allowing for environmental permit shields. [L 1992, c 240, pt of §1; am L 1994, c 268, §1] Previous Vol06_Ch0321-0344 Next
Source: official Hawaii text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 342B-12 ("Specific powers of the director.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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