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February 9, 2026

Hawaii governor asks lawmakers for $126M in green fee projects

  • The fee aims to fund environmental projects and address climate threats.
    • By KEVIN DAYTON
    Honolulu Civil Beat

    Gov. Josh Green has described the new green fee to fund environmental protection projects and cope with climate threats as “the biggest and perhaps most exciting change” happening in state government.

    Environmental initiatives are crowd-pleasers, and the green fee windfall has definitely caused a stir at the state Capitol. But lawmakers are also asking some tough questions about the administration's plans for that juicy new source of funding


     
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