Governor Candidates On The Environment: Sharp Contrasts And A Little Overlap 0 Republican Duke Aiona emphasizes lower energy costs, while Democrat Josh Green stresses renewable and sustainable sources.
Early into his tenure, Hawaii Gov. David Ige notably rejected liquefied natural gas, or LNG, as a so-called “bridge fuel” to rely on while the state pursued an existence free of fossil fuels by 2045.
However, the two candidates vying to succeed Ige aren’t following that same path so far. Instead, at least one of them is open to LNG and the other is staying mum.
Nonetheless, Josh Green, the state’s current Democratic lieutenant governor, and Duke Aiona, its former Republican LG, would be starkly different leaders of the nation’s lone island state when it comes to addressing climate change and environmental challenges, based on their campaign statements.
