Bill
HB 597
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF HAWAII TO RECOGNIZE AND PROTECT THE INHERENT AND INALIENABLE RIGHT OF THE PEOPLE TO CLEAN WATER AND AIR, A HEALTHFUL ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE, HEALTHY NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS, AND BEACHES.
2025 Regular Session
Introduced by Terez Amato and 8 co-sponsors
Hawaii constitutional amendment elevates citizens' rights to clean water, air, healthy ecosystems, and beaches to fundamental constitutional protections, strengthening environmental enforcement and litigation.
Introduced and Pass First Reading.