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(3) Understanding of Native Hawaiian culture and of the unique environmental and social justice issues in Hawaii; (4) Skills in leadership, staff supervision, communication, and organization development; (5) Experience with project management and interagency collaboration; and (6) Experience with policy development and securing and managing outside funding. A bachelor's degree and five years of experience or a master's degree and three years of experience in the fields of sustainability, climate change, environment, resilience, or related fields shall be preferred. Section 2-272. Duties of sustainability administrator. The sustainability administrator shall have direct responsibility for the administration and operation of the office of sustainability, climate, equity, and resilience. Division 2. Climate Action Revolving Fund. Section 2-273. Climate action revolving fund created. There is established a fund entitled the sustainability, climate, equity, and resilience fund to be maintained by the director of finance." SECTION 3. The Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding a new chapter 37 to read as follows: "CHAPTER 37 SUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE, EQUITY,AND RESILIENCE. Article 1. General Provisions. Section 37-1-1. Title. This chapter shall be known as the "sustainability, climate, equity, and resilience code." Section 37-1-2. Declaration of policy. It is declared to be the policy of the County to address sustainability, climate change, equity, and resilience in the County through immediate, direct, and coordinated action. To this end, the office of sustainability, climate, equity, and resilience is created to coordinate and manage policies and programs to address sustainability, mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, and adapt to the impacts of climate change and other natural and human caused hazards. Through regular stakeholder engagement these policies and programs shall promote the County's sustainability and resilience in a manner that is immediate, direct, coordinated, and equitable in their impact on various communities in the County. Section 37-1-3. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless it is apparent from the context that a different meaning is intended: 2