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1 Martha F. Davis, Hawaii Supreme Court Takes on the Climate Crisis: The Court Decision Gives Teeth to the State Constitution's Promise of a "Clean and Healthful Environment" [1] (2023)

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1TATECOURTREPORT


Hawaii Supreme Court Takes on the

Climate Crisis


The  court decision gives teeth to the state constitution's

promise  of a clean and  healthful environment.

By Martha F. Davis Published: April 5, 2023

Hawaii Montana


An opinion out of the Hawaii Supreme Court and a remarkable concurrence by
Justice Michael Wilson provide a striking example of how state constitutions can
enable courts to engage seriously with climate change. In contrast to what Wilson
calls the stark failure of federal courts to address legal claims related to the growing
climate emergency, Hawaii's high court confronted it head-on in In re Hawai'i
Electric Light Co.


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