[Part VI.]  appliance efficiency standards

     §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. [L 2019, c 141, pt of §2; am L 2023, c 224, §2]