Why Do Hawai’i Residents Need Cleaner Fuel?

Hawaii's greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change have increased over the last 20 years.

Locals live here and tourists visit Hawai’I because of our beauty. Unfortunately, our paradise is in jeopardy because most of the energy to power our cars and homes comes from toxic fossil fuels, which has increased the cost of living while causing more deaths from asthma and lung disease than almost anywhere else on the mainland.

PUMP CLEANER

Transportation Fuels Are Our Largest Source Of Pollution

Emissions from cars, trucks, ships, and airplanes produce 60 percent of the pollution in our air that contributes to climate change. 

Hele Clean for Healthier Air

The amount of pollution in our energy mix is among the highest in the United States because we are so reliant on liquid fuels like gas and diesel.

Hawaii has one of the dirtiest electrical grids of any state because we are reliant on imported fossil fuels.
Hawai'i's electric grid uses diesel fuel, which is why it is one of the dirtiest in the United States.

Pump Cleaner for
Healthier Air

The amount of pollution in our energy mix is among the highest in the United States because we are so reliant on fossil fuels like gas and diesel.


There have been over 1,000 wildfires in Hawai'i in just the last decade, and they've burned 400 percent more land than in the entire 20th century.



Less rainfall on the Big Island has reduced crop yields by up to 40%.

Waste from our coffee plantations can be used to make clean fuel for cars, trucks, and airplanes.
Climate change is a threat to destroy our family farms and largest source of exports.

 Cleaner Fuel Protects Hawai’is Farms From Climate Change

Less rainfall on the Big Island has reduced crop yields by up to 40 percent.

Hawai’i’s coral reefs attract tourists who want to see manta rays, green sea turtles, and humpback whales, and commercial fisheries are a major source of revenue for our economy.

 

Coral bleaching from ocean acidification is projected to cost us $1.3 billion annually if we don’t turn the tide.

PROTECT OUR SEA LIFE