HI HB366

Requires contested cases, environmental assessment cases, or environmental impact statement cases involving renewable energy projects over 20 megawatts in size to be appealed directly to the Hawaii Supreme Court instead of circuit or environmental courts, except for cases involving incineration.

Mandates that the Hawaii Supreme Court prioritize these renewable energy cases over all other civil or administrative appeals and decide them as expeditiously as possible.

Allows only persons aggrieved in the case to appeal the agency's decision, with "person aggrieved" defined to include agencies that are parties to the contested case proceeding.

Amends the environmental court jurisdiction statute to carve out exceptions for renewable energy project appeals, directing those cases to the Supreme Court under the new procedures.

Takes effect July 1, 3000.