2026 Hawaii EV Bill Tracking
LAST UPDATED March 5, 2026
2026 EV Bills
The following are bills that align with Hawaii EV’s priorities. Click each to view a summary of the latest bill and sample testimony. Where both chambers have introduced similar (companion) bills, we’ve grouped them together.
Need help with submitting testimony? Visit our EV Advocacy page for instructions. Visit our Talking Points page for information that you can use to support these bills.
EV Purchase Rebates
The following companion bills would create a rebate program for the purchase or lease of new and used EVs. This would make EVs accessible to more Hawaii families.
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Requires the Department of Transportation to establish a clean vehicle rebate program to provide rebates for the purchase or lease of new and used zero-emission vehicles and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Establishes the clean vehicle special fund. Establishes a transportation affordability and energy security tax.
Hawaii EV Position: SUPPORT
Sample Testimony:
Dear Chair, Vice-Chair, and Committee Members,
[Your name, where you live, and a brief connection to this issue.]
This bill will enable the equitable adoption of clean, efficient vehicles in Hawaii.
Please pass this measure.
[You Name and Location]
Increased Funding of EV Charging Infrastructure
These would increase funding for the EV Charger Rebate program. This would accelerate the installation of public EV charging stations, including charging stations at workplaces and multi-unit residential properties.
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Increases the environmental response, energy, and food security tax and the amount collected from the tax that is deposited into the electric vehicle charging system subaccount.
Hawaii EV Position: SUPPORT
Sample Testimony:
Dear Chair, Vice Chair, and Members of the Committee,
[Your name, where you live, and a brief connection to this issue.]
This legislation will help expand EV charging infrastructure statewide, critical to the equitable adoption of electric vehicles.
Please pass this measure.
[Your Name and Location]
Streamlined Permitting of EV Charging Infrastructure
These would expedite the deployment of EV charging stations across the state.
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Excludes from the definition of "development", as it applies to special management areas, the construction, installation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of an electric vehicle charging system as a minor structure. Includes the Public Utilities Commission in the development and implementation of plans to meet the long-term goals for zero-emissions transportation in the State.
Hawaii EV Position: SUPPORT
Sample Testimony:
Dear Chair, Vice Chair, and Members of the Committee,
[Your name, where you live, and a brief connection to this issue.]
This legislation will help expand EV charging infrastructure statewide by streamlining permitting.
Please pass this measure.
[YOUR NAME and LOCATION]
EV Charger-Ready Infrastructure in State Facilities
These would increase the number of EV Charger-Ready parking spaces in existing and new State facilities, enabling more cost-effective, efficient installation of future charging equipment.
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Establishes a goal of the State to retrofit state facilities to be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires the design of all new state building construction where parking is to be included to provide that at least twenty-five per cent of parking stalls be electric vehicle charger-ready. Requires the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office, in consultation with the Department of Accounting and General Services and Department of Transportation, to conduct a survey and identify certain high-priority state facilities. Requires a report to the Legislature.
Hawaii EV Position: SUPPORT
Sample Testimony:
Dear Chair, Vice Chair, and Members of the Committee,
[Your name, where you live, and a brief connection to this issue.]
This legislation will help expand EV charging infrastructure statewide by making it more feasible to install charging equipment. Retrofitting state facilities to include EV-ready infrastructure and requiring new facilities to include EV-ready parking stalls will make it easier to deploy charging equipment.
Please pass this measure.
[YOUR NAME and LOCATION]