Solar permitting — Maui County, Hawaii
132 indexed meetings (1 energy-related), 1 tracked court case.
Moderate grid saturation on MECO Maui system; Molokai and Lanai very constrained small island grids; Lahaina fire recovery adds policy uncertainty;… Permitting: Maui County Planning Commission CUP for utility-scale in Agricultural…
Key driver: Moderate grid saturation on MECO Maui system; Molokai and Lanai very constrained small island grids; Lahaina fire recovery adds policy uncertainty; otherwise supportive environment.
Permitting process
Local permitting pathway
Maui County Planning Commission CUP for utility-scale in Agricultural (A-1) or Rural (R-1) zones. State LUC boundary amendment for reclassification. Post-Lahaina wildfire, some west Maui areas have temporary land use restrictions.
Setbacks & buffers
Maui County Code Title 19 (Zoning) setbacks apply. Utility-scale projects require CUP from Maui Planning Commission. Lahaina Fire recovery zone may restrict certain land uses temporarily.
Spacing requirements
None codified.
Size restrictions
MECO grid capacity limits on Maui and neighbor islands (Molokai, Lanai).
Penalties & bonding
No penalties or adjustments. Standard CUP/SUP process.
State-level permits & approvals
Maui County Planning Commission CUP for utility-scale. State LUC boundary amendment if reclassifying agricultural/conservation land. Chapter 343 HRS environmental review. MECO interconnection study and PPA via RFP process. Special Management Area (SMA) permit for coastal-zone projects. Post-Lahaina temporary restrictions in designated recovery zones.
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State policy & grid context
State RPS & clean energy policy
100% by 2045 | Act 97 (2015) | Haw. Rev. Stat. §269-91 et seq.
State incentive programs
Hawaii State RPS 100% by 2045. State tax credit 35% of cost. MECO CGS tariff (post-NEM) per PUC order. Green infrastructure financing. USDA REAP for agricultural solar on Molokai and Lanai.
Grid & interconnection
Maui Electric Company (MECO) — HECO subsidiary; separate island grids for Maui, Molokai, and Lanai
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Community opposition P1
No organized opposition on record for this county yet — no petition, group, or oppositional coverage tracked. Absence of opposition is a positive siting signal.
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Energy-related meetings & dockets P1
132 meetings indexed for this jurisdiction; none flagged as discussing solar, BESS, data centers, wind, or transmission yet. Coverage expands weekly.
State PSC dockets P1
No tracked activity yet — coverage expands weekly.
Sentiment rollup P2
No sentiment rollup yet (requires meeting transcripts to be processed).
Local news P3
No tracked activity yet — coverage expands weekly.
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