§486J-5 - Analysis of information; summary reports.
§486J-5 Analysis of information; summary reports. (a) The commission, with the commission's own staff and other support staff with expertise and experience in, or with, the petroleum industry, shall gather, analyze, and interpret the information submitted to it pursuant to sections 486J-3, 486J-4, and 486J-4.5 and other information relating to the supply, prices, margins, and profits of petroleum products, with particular emphasis on motor vehicle fuels, including but not limited to all of the following:
(1) The nature, cause, and extent of any petroleum or petroleum product situation or condition affecting supply, price, margins, or profits;
(2) The prices, with particular emphasis on wholesale and retail motor vehicle fuel prices, and any significant changes in prices charged by the petroleum industry for petroleum or petroleum products sold in Hawaii and the reasons for the changes;
(3) The income, expenses, margins, and profits in Hawaii, both before and after taxes, of each distributor and the income, expenses, margins, and profits, both before and after taxes, of major oil companies in other regions of the United States and other countries; and
(4) The emerging trends relating to supply, demand, price, margins, and profits.
(b) The commission shall analyze the effects of state and federal policies, rules, and regulations upon the supply and pricing of petroleum products.
(c) The commission shall publish annually and submit to the governor and the legislature twenty days prior to the first day of each regular legislative session a summary, including any analysis and interpretation of the information submitted to it pursuant to this chapter, and any other activities taken by the commission, including civil penalties imposed and referrals of violations to the attorney general under section 486J-9. Any person may submit comments in writing regarding the accuracy or sufficiency of the information submitted. [L 1997, c 257, pt of §2; am L 2002, c 77, §3(2); am L 2006, c 78, §7]