This interim report from ICF International provides an analysis of several key options for ensuring Hawaii's energy security should one or both of its refineries close. These include:

• Developing critical fuel importing infrastructure
• Reducing conventional fuel demand through Hawaii Clean Energy Initiatives such as energy efficiency, distributed generation, and utility-scale renewables
• Expanding the use of liquefied natural gas (LNG)
• Reducing fossil fuel use in the transportation sector

ICF worked closely with the Hawaii Refinery Task Force (HRTF) to assess challenges facing the state's two oil refineries and to identify options for reducing the risk of supply and price disruptions. ICF's final report will expand on this analysis and begin to map out a range of emerging issues the state faces as it transitions away from fossil fuels toward a new energy ecosystem focused on renewables, bioenergy, and a connected inter-island power grid.

Hawaii is highly dependent on fossil fuel imports, both for transportation and for power generation. HRTF was establisheded to assess the impact of changes in the state's refinery capacity and to provide advice and recommendations for ensuring long-term energy security. The task force includes CEOs of local oil companies, refinery managers, senior executives of power utilities and Hawaii Gas, state officials, public utility commission members, environmental organizations, and other public interest groups.