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THE SENATE |
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THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE RESOLUTION
REQUESTING THAT the DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ESTABLISH A ZERO EMISSIONS INTERISLAND TRANSPORTATION WORKING GROUP.
WHEREAS, the State's existing carbon emissions and greenhouse gasses goals are to have a zero emissions clean economy by 2045; and
WHEREAS, transportation accounts for the majority of Hawaii's greenhouse gas emissions; and
WHEREAS, electric ferries of significant commercial scale already operate in coastal areas of Europe and commercial electric aircraft are now entering markets in regions around the world; and
WHEREAS, these new electric technologies will reduce the cost of transportation between islands especially as the cost of fossil fuels increases; and
WHEREAS, Hawaii is a unique regional market of significant population and travel density in which to deploy new technologies and services making it ideally suited to serve as an incubator for short-range sea and air travel between the islands as vehicles scale up in size and range; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, that the Department of Transportation is requested to establish a zero emissions interisland transportation working group; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the working group is further requested to identify opportunities to coordinate with and pursue funding from other groups, agencies, and programs in and outside of the State that are working to achieve zero emissions transportation; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Transportation.
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OFFERED BY: |
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Working Group; Zero Emissions Transportation; Interisland Transportation