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Uploaded: 2025-01-03T20:06:03.151Z
Duration: 35 s
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Charlotte was preparing to go up against the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation in a first-of-its-kind climate trial when she received the news that the state of Hawai‘i and the DOT wanted to work alongside her and fellow plaintiffs. This pivotal moment led to a historic Settlement Agreement! The youth are now in the implementation stage with their state government to achieve a zero-emissions ground, sea, and air transportation sector by 2045. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/dk4ZKsBj #YouthvGov #YouthvaGovHI #ClimateCase #HawaiiClimateAction #YouthPower #ClimateJustice

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When I first found out about the sediment, my first thought was I don't have to go to trial. Yes, because I was, as I said before, I was really nervous. And then I was like, wait, what are we actually getting from the settlement? And then once I found out that we were getting pretty much everything that we wanted, I was really happy because I mean, that's like, it's a win for so much less of the work that would have been needed to put into it just because. Aged out, like they cooperated with us and they listened to us and they we sat down and talked about it. You know, I feel really hopeful. I think that Hawaii is taking its first big step in the right direction. And I think from here on, we can only go up.

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