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Senate committee defers SB 2278 after scientific, safety and design concerns
Summary
The Senate committee deferred SB 2278, a proposal on outdoor lighting, after University of Hawaii witnesses and industry representatives raised scientific concerns about color temperature, wildlife impacts and design implications; the committee said a dark-skies strategy is being developed.
A Senate committee hearing on Feb. 12, 2026 deferred Senate Bill 2278, a measure addressing outdoor lighting and light pollution, after witnesses raised scientific, wildlife and workplace-safety concerns.
Doug Simons of the University of Hawaii’s Institute for Astronomy told the committee that SB 2278 “conflicts with the scientific findings and statewide recommendations of the Dark Skies Protection Advisory Committee” and could harm wildlife, public…
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