Hawaii House Bill 1984: Relating To Renewable Energy.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session

What it does

By 7/1/2027, requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to establish a selfcertification process for certain behindthemeter, customersited solar distributed energy resource systems that deems permit applications approved and allows applicants to proceed to build solar distributed energy resource systems immediately. Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to develop guidance for determining specific conditions when a Federal Emergency Management Agency-mandated No-Rise Certification is not required for a solar distributed energy resource system located in a regulatory floodway. Effective 7/1/3000. (SD1)

Latest action

Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to CPN/WAM. (2026-03-24)

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