12-31-2009, 04:25 AM
The regulations for PUC establishes that the discounted rates (which residential is one) must be based on the property being residential. Until the permit is final and a COO (or whatever Hawaii County issues to say the building is infact a finished residential home) is issued, it does not meet the legal definition of a residential dwelling. This was enacted to prevent non-residential properties from paying residential rates simply by saying they are residential because it looks like a home. Until the home is completed and is a residential home, it's still not residential by PUC requirments for the utility company.