Bill
SB 559
PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE I OF THE HAWAII STATE CONSTITUTION TO RECOGNIZE AND PROTECT THE INHERENT AND INALIENABLE RIGHT OF ALL PEOPLE TO CLEAN WATER AND AIR, A HEALTHFUL ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE, HEALTHY NATIVE ECOSYSTEMS, AND BEACHES.
2026 Regular Session
Introduced by Mike Gabbard and 1 co-sponsor
Hawaii constitutional amendment elevates environmental protections—clean water/air, healthful climate, native ecosystems, beaches—to fundamental rights, strengthening legal defenses against environmental degradation.
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.