Hawaiʻi Solar Tax Credit Cuts | Climate

Last Update: 09/19/2026 at 11:33 PM EST

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Hawaiʻi has moved to cap and phase out key solar tax credits, and solar companies say the changes could delay projects, weaken financing, and raise power-cost pressure for households and installers.

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The story is reframed more narrowly around rooftop solar economics: the tax-credit phaseout is now explicitly tied to higher household power-cost pressure and weaker distributed solar deployment, rather than broader project and jobs disruption. The current version also underscores that the policy outcome remains unsettled, with stakeholders still pushing for clarification and safe-harbor protections.

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Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Hawaii Restores Solar Tax Credits Amid Climate Target Concerns

6/14/2026 • Policy, Politics & Governance • General

Hawaiʻi Public Radio / Savannah Harriman-Pote

Hawaiʻi Solar Industry Warns Tax Credit Changes Could Halt Projects

5/14/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General

Hawaii Public Radio

Hawaiʻi Caps Solar Tax Credit As Industry Warns Of Cost Hikes

5/9/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General

LegiScan

Hawaii Bill Revises Renewable Energy Tax Credit Rules

3/23/2026 • Clean Energy & Emissions • General