14 Hawai‘i Youth File New Climate Lawsuit Against State Transportation Department

News Release from EarthJustice, June 1, 2022

14 young people filed a new constitutional climate lawsuit against the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT); HDOT Director Jade Butay; Government David Ige; and the State of Hawai‘i.

In Navahine F. v. Hawai‘i Department of Transportation, the youth plaintiffs claim that their state DOT’s active operation of a transportation system that results in high levels of greenhouse gas emissions is causing significant harm to their communities, violates their constitutional rights, and undermines their ability to “live healthful lives in Hawai‘i now and into the future.”

PDF: Lawsuit

NA: Climate Alarmists Again Hide Behind Children in Lawsuit Against Hawaii

AP: Hawaii youth sue state over transportation climate harms 

SA: Environmental advocates sue state Department of Transportation 

IM: Hawai`i Youth File Climate Crisis Lawsuit Against Hawai`i Department of Transportation 

MN: 14 youth, including two from Maui and one from Molokai file lawsuit  

SA Editorial: Youths go to court for environment  

CS: Lawsuit filed by Hawaii children alleges state fails to reduce greenhouse emissions 

Gizmodo: Plaintiffs say that the agency has been a roadblock to reaching net zero.

Teen Vogue: 14 Hawaiian Teens Sue State, Transit Department Over Pollution