Ige signs bills aimed at fighting climate change, encouraging renewable energy

Gov. David Ige on Tuesday signed four bills into law relating to renewable energy, climate change mitigation and clean transportation.
At a bill-signing ceremony in his office at the state Capitol building, Ige said the new laws will keep Hawaii ‘at the forefront of important energy policy.’ ‘As we saw, last week’s U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting the federal government’s ability to fight climate change … truly underscores why it’s so important for states to act and lead.’
Noting Hawaii’s initiative to have 100% of the state’s energy generated from renewable sources by 2045, Ige said, ‘Since we did that in 2015, 10 other states have followed our lead.