#Zero Emissions
HDOT releases Multimodal Transportation Plan advancing Navahine Climate Settlement commitments
The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation’s release of its Priority Multimodal Network Plan marks another major milestone in implementing the Navahine v. Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation Settlement Agreement, the world’s first judicially enforceable climate settlement requiring a government to achieve zero transportation emissions by 2045.
Judge rules in favor of Hawaiʻi youth plaintiffs in climate case
A judge has ruled in favor of Hawaiʻi youth plaintiffs in the climate case, Navahine F. v. Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation. The case argues the state transportation system causes high levels of greenhouse gas emissions, violating the youth plaintiffs’ state constitutional rights and public trust doctrine. The case will now proceed to trial.
House Bills Supporting Energy, Environmental Goals Signed into Law
Three House bills that support Hawaiʻi’s transition to clean ground transportation were signed into law on Thursday by Governor David Ige during a ceremony with lawmakers and guests standing alongside electric vehicles at Central Middle School on Oʻahu.
