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Can Hawaii wean itself off oil imports?

Hawaii, a U.S. state with no domestic fossil fuel reserves, is heavily dependent on imported oil for its energy grid, transport, and tourism-dependent economy, and has set targets to reach 100% renewable electricity and net-negative carbon emissions by 2045. The state is pursuing expansion of solar, wind, geothermal, and other clean energy sources, while facing challenges including land constraints, high infrastructure costs, transport decarbonization hurdles, community pushback on geothermal development, and debate over temporary use of liquefied natural gas as a lower-emission transition fuel.