# Hawaii HB 1051: RELATING TO ENERGY-EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO STANDARDS.

Hawaii HB 1051, RELATING TO ENERGY-EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO STANDARDS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic); status signed, last action 2025-07-02 (Act 272, 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1375).) (as of 2026-10-27).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HB 1051
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO ENERGY-EFFICIENCY PORTFOLIO STANDARDS.
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-01-21
- Last action: 2025-07-02, Act 272, 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1375).
- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: PUC, Energy-efficiency Portfolio Standards, Extension, EIG, CPN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 11 (205 yes, 20 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires energy-efficiency portfolio standards to be designed to achieve 6,000 gigawatt hours of electricity use reductions statewide by 2045. Requires the Public Utilities Commission to establish additional interim standards for electricity use reduction to be achieved by 2035 and 2040. Authorizes the Public Utilities Commission to adjust the 2030 and 2045 standards and any interim standards. (CD1)

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nadine K. Nakamura (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-30 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-30 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 46 | 4 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | Senate | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.... | pass | 2 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-22 | House | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-08 | Senate | Senate Floor Vote | pass | 23 | 2 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | Senate | The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENT... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-11 | Senate | The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 3 | 0 |   |
| 2025-02-27 | House | House Floor Vote | pass | 40 | 7 |   |
| 2025-02-19 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 9 | 1 |   |
| 2025-02-11 | House | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC... | pass | 46 | 3 |   |
| 2025-02-06 | House | The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (45)

- 2025-07-02: Act 272, 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1375). (Senate)
- 2025-07-02: Act 272, on 07/02/2025 (Gov. Msg. No. 1375). (House)
- 2025-05-02: Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 821). (Senate)
- 2025-05-01: Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 888). (House)
- 2025-05-01: Transmitted to Governor. (House)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). (Senate)
- 2025-04-30: Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 3) as amended in (CD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-24: Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 04-30-25. (House)
- 2025-04-24: Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 3). (Senate)
- 2025-04-24: 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 04-30-25 (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Keohokalole; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-22: The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Matayoshi, Kapela, Perruso; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Pierick. (House)
- 2025-04-21: Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-22-25 10:00AM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Monday, 04-21-25 10:00AM in conference room 325. (House)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 732). (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Senate Conferees Appointed: Wakai Chair; Keohokalole Co-Chair; Fevella. (Senate)
- 2025-04-15: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 788). (House)
- 2025-04-14: House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Matayoshi Co-Chairs; Kapela, Perruso, Pierick. (House)
- 2025-04-11: Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 704). (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). (House)
- 2025-04-08: Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 23; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-08: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 720) in amended form (SD 1). (House)
- 2025-04-04: Reported from CPN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1721) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: 48 Hrs. Notice 04-08-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-01: The committee(s) on CPN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in CPN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Keohokalole, Fukunaga, McKelvey, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Awa; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-03-25: The committee(s) on CPN will hold a public decision making on 04-01-25 10:07AM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Reported from EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1091) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-03-17: Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-03-11: The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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. (Senate)
- 2025-03-07: The committee(s) on EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 03-11-25 3:02PM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-03-04: Referred to EIG, CPN. (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 66). (Senate)
- 2025-02-28: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-02-27: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 900), recommending passage on Third Reading. (House)
- 2025-02-27: Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Kong, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (7) and Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick, Templo, Ward excused (4). Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2025-02-19: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Chun, Ilagan, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Lowen, Marten, Tam; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kong; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Pierick; and Excused: none. (House)
- 2025-02-14: Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-19-25 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-02-11: Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 367) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC. (House)
- 2025-02-11: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick voting no (3) and Representative(s) Cochran, Ward excused (2). (House)
- 2025-02-06: 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. (House)
- 2025-01-29: Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Thursday, 02-06-25 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced and Pass First Reading. (House)
- 2025-01-23: Referred to EEP, CPC, referral sheet 3 (House)
- 2025-01-21: Pending introduction. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1051_CD1_.pdf)
- HB1051_CD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1051_CD1_.HTM)
- HB1051_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1051_HD1_.HTM)
- HB1051_SD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1051_SD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1051_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1375_.PDF)

## Related bills

- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)
- SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)
- SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE. (signed)
- SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT. (signed)
- HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1051_CD1_.pdf)
- [HB1051_CD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1051_CD1_.HTM)
- [HB1051_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1051_HD1_.HTM)
- [HB1051_SD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1051_SD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1051_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/GM1375_.PDF)

## Related
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
- [SB 1044: RELATING TO THE STABILIZATION OF PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1044-2025)
- [SB 1231: RELATING TO PARENTAGE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1231-2025)
- [SB 935: RELATING TO GOVERNMENT.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB935-2025)
- [HB 703: RELATING TO KUPUNA HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB703-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1051-2025 (as of 2026-10-27).