E10 Posters Available12" x 18" posters are available to retail gasoline stations and licensed automobile repair shops (one per location). Text reads:
All cars sold in the United States are designed to use E-10 Unleaded.
Today, over 40% of the gasoline in the United States contains ethanol.
In some states and large metropolitan areas, all of the gasoline contains ethanol - and has for several years.
Gasoline containing ethanol has been available in over 41 states for more than 10 years - and in over 24 states for more than 20 years.
Every automaker approves the use of E-10 Unleaded. The wording in the car owner's manuals varies. Some owner's manuals refer to E-10 Unleaded as "gasohol" or as a "blend of up to 10% ethanol" or under the category of "reformulated gasoline."
No matter what they call it, one fact is clear: E-10 Unleaded is a good fuel.
Although rare, it can happen that if a fuel system has existing build-up of contaminants, the contaminants will be removed from the fuel lines and deposited into the fuel filter.
Check and replace the fuel filter if it gets clogged. Once the fuel system is clean, E-10 Unleaded will help to keep it clean.
U.S. E-10 Unleaded Information: e10unleaded.com OR ethanolfacts.com
Hawaii E-10 Unleaded Information: new-fuel.com OR 587.3814"
E10 Pump LabelsA limited number of pre-printed pump labels are available to gasoline distributors and retailers upon request.
Distributors and retailers may obtain or design their own labels as long as the dispenser label and labeling requirements are met.
Here are the dispenser labeling details:
Hawaii Administrative Rules, chapter 4-94-2 (http://www.hawaiiag.org/hdoa/adminrules/AR-94.pdf) adopted NIST handbook 130, 1993 edition:
NIST Handbook 130, Uniform Regulations
Section B: Uniform Regulation for the Method of Sale of Commodities
Section 2.20. Gasoline-Oxygenate Blends.--
2.20.1. Method of retail sale. -- All spark ignition engine fuel kept, offered, or exposed for sale, or sold, at retail containing at least 1 percent by volume of any oxygenate or combination of oxygenates shall be identified as "with" or "containing" (or similar wording) the specific type of oxygenate(s) in the engine fuel. For example, the label may read "contains ethanol" or "with MTBE/ETBE." This information shall be posted on the upper 50 percent of the dispenser front panel in a position clear and conspicuous from the driver's position, in a type at least 1/2 inch in height, 1/16 inch stroke (width of type). (Added 1984; Amended 1986 and 1991)
Page 93.
From NIST: Excerpt from 1993 edition of Handbook 130.
Action Item:
Fuel distributors who would be interested in
obtaining pump labels such as those shown here --->
please email mtome@dbedt.hawaii.gov
with the quantity wanted.
The 2-page form is available in Word and PDF:
- Fuel Distributor Reporting Form in MS Word:
ethanolblendform-060309-final.doc (255 kb)- Fuel Distributor Reporting Form in Adobe Acrobat:
ethanolblendform-060309-final.pdf (992 kb)Reports are due "on or before the last day of the calendar month following the month covered by the report." For example, the report for the calendar month of April is due on or before May 31.
Informal information from the State Department of Taxation on what would be considered a "reasonable" approach for the E-10 exemption from the State General Excise Tax on Retail Sales, during transition from non-ethanol gasoline to E10, was distributed: GET-E10-commingled.pdf (19 kb).
The Final Rule (pdf file; 1,826 kb) was approved by the Governor on September 20, 2004; filed with the Office of the Lieutenant Governor on September 22, 2004; and has an effective date of October 2, 2004. Blending is to begin April 2, 2006.
Retail and fleet facilities must consider issues such as control of water, proper steps for the transition to E10, reasonable accounting methods during the transition period to track inventory for the purposes of taking the State excise tax exemption, and being ready to answer or address questions from vehicle owners.
Fuel terminal operators must prepare to accommodate the receipt and storage of ethanol, taking into consideration tanks, inventory and shipment strategies; blending strategies, piping modifications and firefighting procedures; and accounting procedures for the Federal ethanol excise tax credit.