# Hawaii SB 445: RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Hawaii SB 445, RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Donovan M. Dela Cruz (Democratic); status in committee, last action 2025-01-21 (Referred to CPN, WAM.) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB445-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 445
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.
- Status: in committee
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-16
- Last action: 2025-01-21, Referred to CPN, WAM.
- Sponsor: Donovan M. Dela Cruz (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 3
- Subjects: PUC, Renewable Energy, Electric Utilities, Rate Base, Appropriation, CPN, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires and appropriates moneys for the Public Utilities Commission to establish standards requiring each electric utility company to remove from the rate base a commensurate amount of costs related to fossil fuel resources when adding new or converted renewable electrical energy and renewable energy resources.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Donovan M. Dela Cruz (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Michelle N. Kidani (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Glenn Wakai (Democratic), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-21: Referred to CPN, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Introduced. (Senate)
- 2025-01-16: Passed First Reading. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB445_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB445_.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
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB445_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB445_.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-SB445-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).