SR 90 Hawaii Senate · 2026 Regular Session

REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO STUDY THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF LARGE DATA CENTERS ON HAWAII'S ELECTRIC UTILITIES, RATEPAYERS, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND CLIMATE GOALS.

This Senate Resolution requests the Hawaii State Energy Office to create a working group to study how large data centers might affect the state's electric grid, utility rates, natural resources, and climate objectives. The proposed working group would include representatives from state agencies, electric utilities, consumer advocates, and environmental organizations to examine potential policy safeguards. Key areas of study include ensuring data center developers pay for necessary grid upgrades rather than existing ratepayers, protecting water resources used for cooling, and preventing increased greenhouse gas emissions. The resolution aims to proactively prepare Hawaii's isolated power system for future data center development while balancing economic growth with environmental protection and ratepayer fairness.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

Apr 2026

Senate Passage

Apr 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 16, 2026 Last action May 12, 2026

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SR90 → SR90_SD1 · 3 edits

MINOR

The bill was amended to change its legislative vehicle from a House Concurrent Resolution to a Senate Concurrent Resolution, updating associated metadata and signatures. Substantively, the text was reformatted to remove unnecessary line breaks while preserving the original policy content regarding a working group to study data center impacts.

Scope change

The bill's scope and applicability remain unchanged; the policy intent to study data center impacts on Hawaii's grid and resources is identical to the original version.

TECHNICAL

The legislative vehicle was changed from 'House Concurrent Resolution' (HCR) to 'Senate Concurrent Resolution' (SCR), reflecting a shift in the chamber of origin.

Metadata fields such as author names, dates, and template revision numbers were updated to reflect the new Senate filing.

The text was reformatted to remove excessive line breaks and spacing, improving readability without altering the legal meaning.

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Apr 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).

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Apr 8, 2026

Upper · Passed

Reported from EIG/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3481) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

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Mar 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Awa.

upper

Mar 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EIG were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella.

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Mar 24, 2026

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on EIG/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-27-26 3:00PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

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Mar 19, 2026

Committee

Referred to EIG/AEN.

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Mar 16, 2026

Introduced

Offered.

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8 primary · 1 co-sponsor