HCR 34: REQUESTING all state agencies to utilize bi-level lighting systems in all newly constructed state buildings and facilities BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027.

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

REQUESTING all state agencies to utilize bi-level lighting systems in all newly constructed state buildings and facilities BEGINNING JANUARY 1, 2027.

     WHEREAS, in many private and public buildings across the State, lighting systems remain active at full intensity throughout the day and night; and

     WHEREAS, this practice results in considerable energy waste, increased electricity costs, and unnecessary environmental harm; and

     WHEREAS, it is the State's responsibility to take action to prevent these inefficiencies and promote sensible environmental stewardship practices; and

     WHEREAS, motion-censored lighting systems, or bi-level lighting, offer a proven, environmentally friendly alternative to traditional lighting systems; and

     WHEREAS, bi-level lighting systems operate by adjusting lighting intensity through motion sensors, increasing brightness as needed; and

     WHEREAS, while these systems have been adopted on a small scale, the State should be actively pursuing opportunities to increase bi-level lighting usage; now, therefore,

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2026, the Senate concurring, that all state agencies are requested to utilize bi-level lighting systems in all newly constructed state buildings and facilities beginning January 1, 2027; and

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Governor; Comptroller; Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture and Biosecurity; Attorney General; Director of Finance; Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism; Director of Commerce and Consumer Affairs; Adjutant General; Chairperson of the Board of Education; Superintendent of Education; Chairperson of the Hawaiian Homes Commission; Director of Health; Director of Human Resources Development; Director of Human Services; Director of Labor and Industrial Relations; Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources; Director of Law Enforcement; Director of Corrections and Rehabilitation; Director of Taxation; Director of Transportation; and President of the University of Hawaii System.

Report Title: 

Bi-level Lighting Systems; Energy; State Buildings and Facilities; New Construction