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Yesterday, Governor Josh Green joined youth plaintiffs in announcing the resolution of the Navahine v. Hawaii Department of Transportation constitutional climate case, the world’s first youth-led case seeking to address transportation emissions.

[link removed] [[link removed]]The settlement agreement, which the court has approved, acknowledges the constitutional rights of Hawaii’s youth to a life-sustaining climate and confirms the commitment by HDOT to plan and implement transformative changes of Hawaii’s transportation system to achieve the state’s goal of net-negative emissions by 2045.

“The passion demonstrated by these young people in advocating for a healthy, sustainable future for their generation and those to come, is laudable,” Governor Green said. “This settlement informs how we as a state can best move forward to achieve life-sustaining goals and further, we can surely expect to see these and other youth in Hawaii continue to step up to build the type of future they desire.”

Thirteen youth from across the Hawaiian Islands brought the case in June 2022, asserting their rights to a safe and healthy climate and asking the Hawaii state government to take action to meet the climate emergency and enable Hawaii’s paradigm shift to a climate-safe, zero-emissions transportation system.

Navahine is also the first settlement agreement in which state government departments and agencies have agreed to work with youth plaintiffs to address concerns regarding constitutional issues arising from climate change, and commit to implementing specific plans and programs designed to decarbonize a state transportation system and reduce greenhouse gas pollution and fossil fuel dependence.

The agreement reaffirms Hawaii’s commitment to move from a fossil fuel dependent transportation system to a cleaner, safer system with more electric vehicles and more options for walking, cycling, and public transit.

The agreement offers an exemplary and replicable model for decarbonizing transportation systems across the country and the world, including provisions for immediate and ongoing action by HDOT such as:

*
Establishing
a
Greenhouse
Gas
Reduction
Plan
within
one
year
of
the
agreement,
laying
the
foundation
and
roadmap
to
decarbonize
Hawaiʻi’s
transportation
system
within
the
next
20
years.
*
*
Creating
a
lead
unit
and
responsible
positions
within
HDOT
to
coordinate
the
mission
of
GHG
reduction
throughout
the
agency;
oversee
climate
change
mitigation
and
adaptation
for
the
highways
program;
and
ensure
implementation
of
the
Complete
Streets
policy
of
building
and
upgrading
public
highways
for
all
users,
ages,
and
abilities.
*
*
Establishing
a
volunteer
youth
council
to
advise
on
HDOT
mitigation
and
adaptation
commitments
in
the
years
to
come.
*
*
Improving
the
state
transportation
infrastructure
budgeting
process
to
prioritize
reduction
of
GHG
and
vehicles
miles
traveled
(VMT)
and
transparently
analyze
and
disclose
the
GHG
and
VMT
impacts
of
each
project
and
the
overall
program.
*
*
Making
immediate,
ambitious
investments
in
clean
transportation
infrastructure,
including
completing
the
pedestrian,
bicycle,
and
transit
networks
in
five
years,
and
dedicating
a
minimum
of
$40
million
to
expanding
the
public
electric
vehicle
charging
network
by
2030.

We will continue to keep you updated as the Green administration takes further action to reduce carbon emissions in Hawaii, combat climate change, and protect our environment.

Mahalo,

Team Green

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