Bill
HB 1981
RELATING TO A PROGRAM TO CHARACTERIZE CARBON SEQUESTRATION POTENTIAL AND GEOTHERMAL AND UNDERGROUND WATER RESOURCES STATEWIDE.
2026 Regular Session
Introduced by Luke Evslin and 11 co-sponsors
Hawaii establishes statewide program to assess carbon sequestration, geothermal, and groundwater resources to guide renewable energy and climate strategy decisions.
The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kahaloa, Kusch, Quinlan; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Matsumoto; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
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