Hawaii wants cleaner energy to fight climate change. The military wants renewable energy for fighting China.

Honolulu’s plastic reduction effort is eliminating fossil fuel waste, but also reflects the struggle to find a solution that’s both eco-friendly and convenient.

This comes as the Navy has been working to get approval from the Environmental Protection Agency and Hawaii Department of Health to upgrade the facility’s World War II-era tanks.

The oral arguments Thursday were the first of three Hawaii’s highest court will hear involving renewable energy projects.

The credits help to develop renewable energy projects but also cost the state millions of dollars.

As the pandemic highlights fragile supply chains, the Navy is working with Hawaii to harness the sun and other natural elements for power.

Three-quarters of electric production came from petroleum and coal in 2019.

Advocates say incentives like parking and rebates are needed to encourage the use of EVs in Hawaii.

Over the next three years on Oahu alone, HECO expects it will need wind and solar projects with a footprint 29 times the size of Aloha Stadium.