HB 1459 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL.

Summary

Requires commercial airlines operating intrastate flights in the State to utilize at least ten per cent sustainable aviation fuel in intrastate airline flights beginning 1/1/2030. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 23, 2025 Last action Feb 6, 2025

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HB1459 → HB1459_HD1 · 6 edits

MODERATE

This bill was revised to remove the $5 million appropriation for funding, change the effective date from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, and modify the definition of sustainable aviation fuel to include synthesized hydrocarbons and waste-derived fuels. The requirement for 10% sustainable aviation fuel use in intrastate flights by 2030 remains, but the annual 5% increase schedule was removed and replaced with a single 100% requirement by 2045. These changes significantly delay implementation and reduce financial support for the program.

Scope change

The bill's scope remains focused on intrastate commercial airline flights in Hawaii, but the timeline for full compliance was extended from 2045 (with annual increases) to a flat 100% requirement by 2045, and the overall effective date was pushed back to 3000.

FISCAL

Removed the $5 million appropriation for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 that was previously allocated to support sustainable aviation fuel development and compliance incentives.

TIMELINE

Changed the effective date of the Act from July 1, 2025 to July 1, 3000, significantly delaying when the law becomes operative.

REQUIREMENT

Removed the provision requiring annual 5% increases in sustainable aviation fuel use, replacing it with a single requirement of 100% sustainable aviation fuel by January 1, 2045.

Removed the requirement for the Department of Transportation to adopt rules including procedures for monitoring, certification, penalties, and incentives.

DEFINITION

Expanded the definition of sustainable aviation fuel to include synthesized hydrocarbons meeting ASTM standards and fuels derived from biomass, waste streams, renewable energy, or gaseous carbon oxides.

ENFORCEMENT

Removed the requirement for the Department of Transportation to submit annual reports to the legislature on progress and compliance.

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Committee

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 228) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to TRN.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

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.

lower

Jan 27, 2025

Committee

Referred to EEP, TRN, FIN, referral sheet 4

lower

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

7 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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In committee

Feb 6, 2025

Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on TRN with Representative(s) Matsumoto, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Garcia, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (4) and Representative(s) Ward excused (1).

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Passage Likelihood 49%

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