HDOT’s Energy Security Waste Reduction Plan Public comment Period Extended to August 31

by | Aug 13, 2025 | Advocacy | 0 comments

After a year of collaboration and negotiations, HDOT has recently published the draft Energy Security & Waste Reduction Plan (ESWRP) HBL has provided a link to our official comments and a summary of them below.

You can read the complete text of HBL’s public comments on our website. For additional context, you can also read comments from the attorneys representing the Navahine plaintiffs (Earthjustice and Our Children’s Trust).

You can read the plan, see the timeline and provide your comments at the preceding link.The public comment period has been extended to August 31, 2025. See the links and flyer below with additional details about upcoming informational sessions. 

The pillars of the plan are island energy security, affordability for kamaʻāina and emissions reduction. A sampling of strategies in the plan includes incentives for electric vehicles and cleaner fuels; the build out within five years of significant pedestrian, bicycle and transit projects so that people can chose transportation options other than single passenger vehicles, and immediate investment in carbon sequestration efforts such as native reforestation. 

Summary of HBL Comments

  • In general, HBL is appreciative of the breadth and depth of the plan. 
  • Fuel Demand Reduction, Multimodal Strategies and Innovative Mobility Solutions are discussed in the ESWRP but can be more detailed.
  • HBL is especially keen to see a more robust discussion of bike share, especially details about expanding the existing networks with county partners and NGO’s.
  • Multimodal solutions must be baked in to land-use and transportation policies at every stage and for every stakeholder. These have been missed for decades.
  • Vulnerable road user safety must be prioritized to realize reduction in vehicle miles traveled
  • Public officials must do more to personally commit to active transportation (walking, biking, rolling and using public transit).

If you have any questions or need additional information, please email Advocacy Director Eduardo Hernandez