Why did Hawaii bother to declare a climate emergency after imposing the car based life on the islands for fifty years

Are they covering their tracks after building three interstate highways on O'ahu and avoiding public transportation like it's the communists or is there action coming?

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Graylight · 51-55, F Best Comment

Evolution. Things, people, society, governments and even races evolve to adopt new perspectives given the addition of new experience and information.

EuphoricTurtle · 41-45, M

Because they want to signal a break from the past strategies and take the climate into consideration in the future.

[quote]The resolution calls on government to make choices that will enable a more sustainable future. It goes as far as to ask for a ban on public and private investments that would make the climate worse.[/quote]
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2021/04/29/hawaii-becomes-first-state-declare-climate-emergency/

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EuphoricTurtle · 41-45, M

@Stopmakingsense true, but combating climate change isn't something restricted to how people commute. Everyone could have personal electric cars fueled by renewable energy and that would be more environmental that diesel buses and or trains.

QuixoticSoul · 41-45, M

It’s pretty comical that there are any interstates in Hawaii to begin with lmao.

Anyway, the coming switch to EVs will take care of that particular aspect, yet the wider climate change emergency will go on.