The purpose of the rules in this chapter is to implement the Hawaii Emergency Planning and Community-Right-to-Know Act. The rules are to administer and enforce the reporting requirements of Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 ("SARA Title III") and regulation's for emergency planning notification, material safety data sheets, chemical lists, emergency and hazardous chemical inventory forms, and toxic chemical release forms and to supplement the federal statute and regulations in the interest of protecting the health and safety of the citizens of Hawaii.
Haw. Code R. § 11-453-1