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type: "Bill"
title: "RELATING TO ENERGY."
description: "Establishes the solar hui program to allow multi-family residential property owners to invest in a solar hui investment fund, which will provide repayment of income derived from energy services agreements to low- and moderate-income households to install solar energy systems. Establishes the solar hui program fund manager position. Appropriates funds. (CD1)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 2685"
citation: "Hawaii HB 2685 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Appropriation ($)", "Energy Services Agreements", "Hawaiʻi Green Infrastructure Authority", "Solar Energy Systems", "Solar Hui Investment Fund", "Solar Hui Program"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["LOWEN", "NISHIMOTO", "POEPOE", "SAIKI", "TAM"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2024-01-24"
last_action: "2024-05-31"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/80687844-ac7a-4921-8bfe-691591c9edc7"
source_url: "https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2685&year=2024"
source_hash: "f8ada48e538d519f078902b708679dbe3b306efccd2a94a1df9c3ec575c77012"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
---
# Hawaii HB 2685 (2024) — RELATING TO ENERGY.
Establishes the solar hui program to allow multi-family residential property owners to invest in a solar hui investment fund, which will provide repayment of income derived from energy services agreements to low- and moderate-income households to install solar energy systems. Establishes the solar hui program fund manager position. Appropriates funds. (CD1)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **HB2685** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2685_.HTM)
2. **HB2685_CD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2685_CD1_.HTM)
3. **HB2685_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2685_HD1_.HTM)
4. **HB2685_HD2** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2685_HD2_.HTM)
5. **HB2685_SD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/HB2685_SD1_.HTM)
## Votes
- The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. — **4–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **11–0** (pass) · upper
- The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **3–0** (pass) · upper
- The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **5–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **15–0** (pass) · lower
- The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **7–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- LOWEN — primary (person)
- NISHIMOTO — primary (person)
- POEPOE — primary (person)
- SAIKI — primary (person)
- TAM — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-05-31** Act 040, 05/30/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1140). `became-law`
- **2024-05-31** Act 040, on 05/30/2024 (Gov. Msg. No. 1140). `became-law`
- **2024-05-02** Transmitted to Governor.
- **2024-05-03** Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 830). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 798). `receipt`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia voting no (1) and none excused (0). `passage`
- **2024-05-01** Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none. `passage`
- **2024-04-26** 48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-01-24
- **2024-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 133-24).
- **2024-04-26** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday 05-01-24.
- **2024-04-26** Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 133-24) as amended in (CD 1).
- **2024-04-25** The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Moriwaki, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-25** The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Nakashima, Kitagawa, Tam; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ward.
- **2024-04-23** Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 765). `receipt`
- **2024-04-23** Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-25-24 10:32AM in conference room 325.
- **2024-04-23** Senate Conferees Appointed: DeCoite Chair; Moriwaki Co-Chair; Fevella.
- **2024-04-22** Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 792). `receipt`
- **2024-04-19** House Conferees Appointed: Lowen, Nakashima, Kitagawa Co-Chairs; Tam, Ward.
- **2024-04-12** Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 731). `receipt`
- **2024-04-11** House disagrees with Senate amendment (s). `amendment-failure`
- **2024-04-09** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 657) in amended form (SD 1).
- **2024-04-09** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Ihara). Transmitted to House. `passage`
- **2024-04-05** One Day Notice 04-09-24.
- **2024-04-05** Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3773) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-04-05** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 11 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, Aquino, DeCoite, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kim, Lee, Shimabukuro, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fevella. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-04** The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-05-24 10:20AM; CR 211 & Videoconference.
- **2024-04-04** Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.
- **2024-03-20** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-20** Reported from EET (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3143) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
- **2024-03-12** The committee(s) on EET recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EET were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) DeCoite, Wakai, Fukunaga, Kim, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-08** The committee(s) on EET has scheduled a public hearing on 03-12-24 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
- **2024-03-07** Referred to EET, WAM. `referral-committee`
- **2024-03-07** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
- **2024-03-07** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 431). `introduction, receipt`
- **2024-03-05** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Martinez, Woodson excused (3). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
- **2024-03-01** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-05-24.
- **2024-03-01** Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1032-24) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
- **2024-02-28** The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 15 Ayes: Representative(s) Yamashita, Kitagawa, Aiu, Chun, Garrett, Kahaloa, Kila, Kobayashi, Lamosao, Morikawa, Nishimoto, Poepoe, Takenouchi, Alcos, Ward; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Cochran. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-26** Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Wednesday, 02-28-24 12:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-02-14** Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Matayoshi, Takayama, Todd excused (3).
- **2024-02-14** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 400-24), recommending referral to FIN.
- **2024-02-08** The committee on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Sayama, Belatti, Hussey-Burdick, Gates, Lowen, Onishi, Pierick; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 4 Excused: Representative(s) Nakashima, Amato, Hashem, Tam. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-05** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Thursday, 02-08-24 2:00PM in House conference room 329 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-02-05** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with Representative(s) Garcia voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Gates, Kapela, Nakashima excused (4). `reading-2, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-05** Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 64-24) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
- **2024-01-30** The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Cochran, Kahaloa, Perruso, Woodson; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Gates, Ward. `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-01-26** Bill scheduled to be heard by EEP on Tuesday, 01-30-24 9:00AM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
- **2024-01-26** Referred to EEP, CPC, FIN, referral sheet 3 `referral-committee`
- **2024-01-24** Introduced and Pass First Reading. `introduction, reading-1`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/80687844-ac7a-4921-8bfe-691591c9edc7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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