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2021 Tree PAC Port Of Seattle Commissioner Questionnaire: Toshiko Hasegawa

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This 2021 Tree PAC questionnaire captures Port of Seattle Commissioner candidate responses on environmental justice, tree canopy, and pollution issues affecting South Seattle and South King County communities. The candidate, a fourth-generation Japanese American raised in Beacon Hill, advocates for cleaning up the Duwamish River, preserving North SeaTac Park from development, and expanding urban tree canopy in historically redlined neighborhoods. Key proposals include partnering with cities and King County to strengthen tree protection ordinances, requiring environmental justice evaluations before Port projects, and empowering Indigenous tribes as land stewards.

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2021 Tree PAC questionnaire responses from Port of Seattle Commissioner candidate Toshiko Hasegawa. Covers race and social justice initiative, tree canopy equity, Duwamish River cleanup, North SeaTac Park preservation, Seattle Green Factor expansion to South Seattle and South King County, environmental justice (HEAL Act), Beacon Hill redlining history, and pollution from Sea-Tac Airport and seaport operations. Hasegawa supports removing North SeaTac Park from the Sustainable Airport Master Plan and Real Estate Strategic Plan, establishing an MOU with tribal nations, lobbying for Governor Jay Inslee’s Evergreen Communities Act, and requiring environmental justice evaluations before Port projects. Endorsed by Washington Conservation Voters, Sierra Club, Puget Sound Sage, and 350 Seattle Action.

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