# Hawaii HCR 70: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO FACILITATE AND ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS TO DECARBONIZE HAWAIʻI'S TRANSPORTATION SECTOR AND SUPPORT THE STATE'S CLIMATE GOALS.

Hawaii HCR 70, REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO FACILITATE AND ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS TO DECARBONIZE HAWAIʻI'S TRANSPORTATION SECTOR AND SUPPORT THE STATE'S CLIMATE GOALS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) House bill sponsored by Darius K. Kila (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2025-04-21 (Report and Resolution Adopted. Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Transmitted to House.) (as of 2026-10-28).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii HCR 70
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO FACILITATE AND ACCELERATE THE ADOPTION OF SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUELS TO DECARBONIZE HAWAIʻI'S TRANSPORTATION SECTOR AND SUPPORT THE STATE'S CLIMATE GOALS.
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2025-03-06
- Last action: 2025-04-21, Report and Resolution Adopted. Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Transmitted to House.
- Sponsor: Darius K. Kila (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: Department of Transportation, Sustainable Aviation Fuels, Decarbonization, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan, TCA/EIG
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 4 (19 yes, 2 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: Darius K. Kila (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nicole E. Lowen (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Lisa Marten (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mahina Poepoe (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 5 | 0 |   |
| 2025-04-10 | Senate | The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 4 | 1 |   |
| 2025-04-01 | House | The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes ... | pass | 6 | 1 |   |
| 2025-03-18 | House | The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (21)

- 2025-04-21: Report and Resolution Adopted. Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2025-04-21: Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 837). (House)
- 2025-04-21: Resolution adopted in final form. (House)
- 2025-04-17: Reported from TCA/EIG (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1931) with recommendation of adoption. (Senate)
- 2025-04-17: One Day Notice 04-21-25. (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Inouye, Elefante, Kanuha; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) DeCorte; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-10: The committee(s) on EIG recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EIG were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Wakai, Chang, Richards; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) DeCoite, Fevella ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. (Senate)
- 2025-04-07: The committee(s) on TCA/EIG has scheduled a public hearing on 04-10-25 3:20PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 518). (Senate)
- 2025-04-04: Referred to TCA/EIG. (Senate)
- 2025-04-03: Reported from TRN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1839), recommending adoption. (House)
- 2025-04-03: Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Muraoka, Pierick, Souza voting no (4) and Representative(s) Cochran, Woodson excused (2). (House)
- 2025-04-01: The committee on TRN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Kila, Grandinetti, Evslin, Kitagawa, La Chica, Miyake; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Muraoka; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran, Pierick. (House)
- 2025-03-28: Resolution scheduled to be heard by TRN on Tuesday, 04-01-25 10:00AM in conference room 430 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-27: Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1581) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to TRN. (House)
- 2025-03-27: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on TRN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick, Souza voting no (3) and Representative(s) Hashem, Hussey, Templo, Ward excused (4). (House)
- 2025-03-18: The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan, Ward. (House)
- 2025-03-14: Referred to EEP, TRN, referral sheet 22 (House)
- 2025-03-14: Resolution scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 03-18-25 10:45AM in conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2025-03-07: Offered (House)
- 2025-03-06: To be offered. (House)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR70_HD1_.pdf)
- HCR70_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR70_HD1_.HTM)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR70_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR70_.PDF)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR70_HD1_.pdf)
- [HCR70_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR70_HD1_.HTM)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR70_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HCR70_.PDF)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HCR70-2025 (as of 2026-10-28).