We Have The Power

Statement

Aloha everyone,

We are reaching a critical time in shaping Hawaii's energy future.

Gas prices are higher than ever -- with people worrying whether they can afford their commute to work or dropping off their kids at school.

Do we want to stand still and continue to be victims of forces outside our control? I don't.

I'd rather stand with the kids who rallied at the Capitol this week for clean energy, saying "We have the power."

I want a future where we have more energy-efficient homes like the ones that Hawaiian homesteaders just moved into at Kaupuni Village in Waianae Valley.

We are in the final days of the legislative session. We have the power to choose the future we want by passing legislation that moves us in this direction.

We can connect the islands by an undersea cable to advance our clean energy policies. We can expand the Public Utilities Commission to streamline processes.

And we can improve energy efficiency in state buildings and provide proper funding for the State Energy Office so it can manage the state's clean energy portfolio.

If we move now, we have the power to create our own energy and stop sending billions of dollars outside our state.

We have a choice to make, and we have to make it now. The stakes are far too high to wait any longer. We have the power.
Imua Hawaii!

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