Hawaiʻi committed to 100% clean energy. Now it’s flirting with natural gas.

This story was published in collaboration with Hawaiʻi Public Radio . On June 8, 2015, Gov. David Ige sat under the great seal of the state of Hawaiʻi and signed the nation’s first legal commitment to run an entire state’s grid system on 100% renewable electricity.

First covered Jul 9, 2026 · 12:30 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

Coverage

79d Canary Media Hawaiʻi committed to 100% clean energy. Now it’s flirting with natural gas. — This story was published in collaboration with Hawaiʻi Public Radio . On June 8, 2015, Gov. David Ige sat under the great seal of the state of Hawaiʻi and…

More coverage from around the web

staradvertiser.com UHERO temporarily withdraws energy report, citing errors | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

seagrant.soest.hawaii.edu Harnessing the Elements by 2045 – Hawaii Sea Grant

khon2.com Gov. Green calls UHERO clean energy report ‘baloney’

civilbeat.org Hawaiʻi Balked At Natural Gas. Now, It Could Lower Energy Bills - Honolulu Civil Beat

energy.hawaii.gov Clean Energy Vision - Hawai‘i State Energy Office

Discussion

Bluesky: @danmccarthy.bsky.social Dan McCarthy · 79d ago · 6 ♥ Hawai'i was the first state to set a 100% clean energy target. Now its Democratic Gov. is pushing hard for the state to embrace natural gas. This in-depth piece, reported with Hawai'i Public Radio, raises serious questions about the plan. · @volts.wtf David Roberts · 79d ago · 84 ♥ Hawaii is thinking about building an LNG import terminal. A study by the state claiming massive consumer benefits was shown to contain basic errors, to the point of fraud, honestly, but that hasn't slowed the push at all. But what really bugs me ... · @ericwesoff.bsky.social Eric Wesoff · 79d ago · 0 ♥ www.canarymedia.com/articles/liq...

Appeared in: 2026-07-09 (#1)

← Back to the brief