STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1730-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.C.R. No. 213

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 213, H.D. 1, entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE ENERGY OFFICE TO CONVENE A RENEWABLE LIQUID FUELS WORKING GROUP TO STUDY LOCAL PRODUCTION, DEVELOPMENT, AND INCENTIVES FOR RENEWABLE LIQUID FUELS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Hawaii State Energy Office to convene a Renewable Liquid Fuels Working Group to study local production, development, and incentives for renewable liquid fuels.

Your Committee received testimony in support from the Hawaii State Energy Office; Hawaii Farm Bureau, Airlines for America; Island Energy Services; Pono Pacific; Par Hawaii; Airlines Committee of Hawaii; Hawaiian Airlines; Alaska Airlines; and one individual. Your Committee received testimony in opposition from Life of the Land.

Your Committee finds that renewable liquid fuels offer a viable solution for mitigating greenhouse gas emissions produced by the transportation sector. This measure requests that the Hawaii State Energy Office convene a Renewable Liquid Fuels Working Group to study local production, development, and incentives for renewable liquid fuels.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Adding a representative from a local fuel distributor to be invited to participate in the working group; and

(2) Deleting the interim reporting requirement and requesting the final report to be submitted to the Governor and Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2025.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 213, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 213, H.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

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MARK M. NAKASHIMA, Chair