# Hawaii HCR 204: REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS ON THE BEST PATHS TO MAXIMIZE COST REDUCTION AND MINIMIZE FINANCIAL RISK TO HAWAII RESIDENTS WHILE MEETING STATE GOALS.

Hawaii HCR 204, REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS ON THE BEST PATHS TO MAXIMIZE COST REDUCTION AND MINIMIZE FINANCIAL RISK TO HAWAII RESIDENTS WHILE MEETING STATE GOALS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) House bill sponsored by Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-10 (Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 597).) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HCR 204
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS ON THE BEST PATHS TO MAXIMIZE COST REDUCTION AND MINIMIZE FINANCIAL RISK TO HAWAII RESIDENTS WHILE MEETING STATE GOALS.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-03-16
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 597).
- Sponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: PUC, HSEO, Study, Reports, CPN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (14 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Amy A. Perruso (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-07 | House | The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 9 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-24 | House | The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-04-10: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 597). (Senate)
- 2026-04-10: Referred to CPN. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1922-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending adoption. (House)
- 2026-04-09: Adopted as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran excused (1). (House)
- 2026-04-09: Transmitted to Senate. (House)
- 2026-04-07: The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Matayoshi, Grandinetti, Chun, Iwamoto, Kong, Lowen, Marten, Tam, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Ilagan, Ichiyama. (House)
- 2026-04-02: Resolution scheduled to be heard by CPC on Tuesday, 04-07-26 2:00PM in conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-04-01: Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1615-26), recommending referral to CPC. (House)
- 2026-04-01: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). (House)
- 2026-03-24: The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Chun, Kusch, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kahaloa, Quinlan. (House)
- 2026-03-20: Resolution scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-24-26 9:00AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-03-18: Referred to EEP, CPC, referral sheet 19 (House)
- 2026-03-16: Offered (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR204_HD1_.pdf)
- HCR204_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR204_HD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR204_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR204_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR204_HD1_.pdf)
- [HCR204_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR204_HD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR204_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/HCR204_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HCR204-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).