On Nov. 28, the City Council’s Committee on Public Works, Infrastructure and Sustainability (PWIS) passed a version of our Resolution 18-221 that said, “explore the potential for a major area of Honolulu to be zero emission by 2030,” and “supports … a 100 percent renewable-powered ground transportation system on Oahu by 2045.”

A floor draft (FD1) goes to the full City Council meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday. But PWIS Chairwoman Carol Fukunaga removed those two key phrases from that draft. Evidently, people from “transportation groups” “raised concerns,” and the urgent, science-based, heartfelt testimony of 23 testifiers and written testimony from 53 individuals and 24 organizations, were ignored. Only one public testimony was offered in opposition.

Please call your Council member by today and insist that this language be reinserted.

Brodie Lockard

350Hawaii.org

Kailua

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