Congresswoman Mazie Hirono has released a sustainability plan “on what our state – and the nation – needs from Washington to become more sustainable.”

You can read it here. 

In an email announcing the report, she writes: 

$5 billion.

That’s about how much Hawaii spends on imported oil each year.

80 percent.

That’s about how much food and energy we import each year.

We may be dependent on imports for food and energy, but we are not a dependent people.

Imagine a future where more of that $5 billion stays in Hawaii’s economy, instead of being shipped overseas.

Or a future where more of our food is fresh and local.

Imagine the jobs we’ll create right here.