HB 787 Hawaii House · 2026 Regular Session

RELATING TO DECARBONIZATION.

Summary

Requires the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission to study the feasibility of implementing a "buy clean" decarbonization policy and program in Hawaii. Requires administrative and substantive support from the Department of Land and Natural Resources. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Energy ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 17, 2025 Last action Dec 8, 2025

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What changed between versions

HB787 → HB787_HD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to correct spelling errors (changing 'adaption' to 'adaptation'), update the effective date to July 1, 3000, and adjust the bill's metadata and formatting. These changes ensure the legislation is free of clerical errors and establishes a very distant implementation timeline for the study.

Scope change

The bill's substantive scope regarding the study of 'buy clean' policies remains unchanged, but the effective date was significantly altered from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000.

TIMELINE

The effective date of the Act was changed from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 3000, delaying the implementation of the study requirement by nearly 75 years.

TECHNICAL

The word 'adaption' was corrected to 'adaptation' in multiple instances throughout the text to fix a spelling error.

Minor formatting and metadata updates were made, including changing the bill title to 'HB787 HD1' and updating version numbers.

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Committee

Feb 13, 2025

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 605) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

lower

Feb 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to EEP, FIN, referral sheet 2

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

9 primary · 0 co-sponsors