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Will Caron: Greenwashed

Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.

By Will Caron

November 9, 2025 · 1 min read

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Will Caron

Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and advocacy nonprofit. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views or that of Appleseed. You can reach him at  info@willcaronhawaii.com.

Politics, policy and public affairs as seen through the eyes of our political cartoonist.

Click to enlarge. (Will Caron/Civil Beat/2025)

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About the Author

Will Caron

Will Caron is director of communications at the Hawaii Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice, a policy research and advocacy nonprofit. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views or that of Appleseed. You can reach him at  info@willcaronhawaii.com.

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Who the heck is JERA??

Violalei · 6 months ago

Huh?

rhwilkens · 6 months ago

"Green taxes fund environmental restoration efforts and adaptation support"Is this sufficiently broad, unspecific and fuzzy enough to sound politically uplifting, but leave the door wide open to use the money for just about anything?Are we even allowed to doubt our Governor, considering he is in the company with the Pope of the Catholic church, President of Suriname and actor Samuel L. Jackson?"I will aggressively support the buildout of local renewable energy like rooftop solar"The monopoly utility has thwarted rooftop solar for years because it exposed the fact that the utility didn't invest in grid infrastructure and instead skimmed profits into shareholder pockets. Green then bails the utility out to keep the shareholders happy."Climate policy issues are very complex, approaching problems with a pragmatic perspective will balance potentially competing priorities and safeguard the future. This is easier said than done"It's not too complex that Hawaii is totally dependent on tourism and the military 2 of the highest carbon burners, so will this $100 million and JERA actually, sort of, make Hawaii carbon neutral?

Joseppi · 6 months ago

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