REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF PLANNING AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TO COMMISSION A STUDY OF THE DIFFERENT ENERGY CONSUMPTION SECTORS TO DETERMINE WHICH SECTOR CAN BE MOST QUICKLY AND COST-EFFECTIVELY DECARBONIZED THROUGH ADDITIONAL PUBLIC INVESTMENT IN COMBUSTION-FREE ALTERNATIVES.

SCR 106 is a Senate Concurrent Resolution requesting Hawaii's Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to commission a study on which energy sectors - electricity, transportation, or heating (including industrial, commercial, and residential) - can be most quickly and cost-effectively decarbonized through public investment in combustion-free alternatives like renewable energy and electrification. The study aims to guide future state funding toward proven technologies, avoiding speculative or polluting options, and aligns with Hawaii's constitutional mandate for a clean environment and a court-ordered goal of zero greenhouse gas emissions in all transportation modes by 2045. This resolution does not create new law but directs an agency to analyze existing options before allocating public funds.