Hawaii’s Gas Bid Advances on Japan Plan for Power Plant, Imports

Bloomberg.com · last updated March 17, 2026 – 8:22 PM

Hawaii’s long-awaited plans to import natural gas — and burn it to produce electricity — are advancing, with Japan’s largest power-generation company laying out a blueprint for development over the next five years.

Trump administration officials joined representatives of Jera Co. and the state to discuss the proposal in a closed-door meeting Monday. Details of the formal proposal, including plans for a floating offshore facility to process imported liquefied natural gas as well as a power plant to burn the fuel, were made public Tuesday.

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