(Accelerating Hawai?i’s Transition Toward 100 Percent Renewable Energy)

By the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the State of Hawai?i, in order to elevate the wellness and resilience of our people, I, Josh Green, M.D., Governor of the State of Hawai?i, hereby declare and order as follows:

WHEREAS, Hawai?i has recognized the Constitutional rights of its people to a clean and healthful environment consistent with article XI, section 9 of the Hawai?i Constitution, including the right to a life-sustaining climate system, and has affirmative public trust obligations under section 1 to conserve and protect “Hawai?i’s natural beauty and all natural resources, including land, water, air, minerals, and energy sources for the benefit of present and future generations,” including those related to protection of air and other trust resources affected by climate change; and

WHEREAS, Hawai?i’s Legislature has recognized climate change poses immediate and long-term threats to Hawai?i’s public health, safety, natural resources, economic vitality, and welfare of the State’s people and environment thereby warranting preemptive and protective action; and

WHEREAS, recent analysis by the Hawai?i State Energy Office reaffirms the findings of previous studies, highlighting the need for a diverse renewable energy resource portfolio, and highly efficient and reliable state-of-the-art technology to best serve residents and businesses with affordable energy that safeguards our environment for future generations; and

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