Legislative record

SB 701STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO RENEWABLE ENERGY.

Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits to implement SolarAPP+ or a functionally equivalent online automated permitting platform that verifies code compliance and issues permits to licensed contractors for solar distributed energy resource systems in real-time by 1/1/2026. Requires government entities in the State that issue building permits in areas served by an investor-owned electric utility to adopt a self-certification process for solar distributed energy resource systems that are not SolarAPP+ compatible.

Voted 12/8/2025View source

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Docket history

Action history

  1. 12/8/2025Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
  2. 1/23/2025Referred to EIG/GVO, CPN/WAM.
  3. 1/17/2025Passed First Reading.
  4. 1/17/2025Introduced.