This was embodied in the 2008 Memorandum of Agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and Hawaii and the subsequent passage in 2009 of the nation's strong renewable portfolio and energy efficiency portfolio standards, something we call the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative, as Senator Hirono mentioned in her remarks.
Hawaii's energy transformation was driven by bipartisan policies and agreements.
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