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clients,visitors, staff and volunteers by actively resisting the re-traumatization of participants,
<br /> individually and as a whole."
<br /> SECTION 5. Chapter 37, article 2, section 37-2-21 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983
<br /> (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows:
<br /> "Section 37-2-21. Duties of the office of sustainability, climate, equity, and resilience.
<br /> (a) Policy and program development. The office shall:
<br /> (1) Establish policies and programs to promote sustainability, mitigate greenhouse gas
<br /> emissions, and build the County's resilience to the impacts of climate change and
<br /> other natural and human caused hazards. These policies and programs shall be
<br /> developed after consideration of resources such as the County's general plan, County
<br /> community development plans, County multi-hazard mitigation plan and County
<br /> climate action plan, State law, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals,
<br /> and the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.
<br /> (2) Improve environmental justice and equity by promoting specific policies and actions
<br /> to ensure that sustainability, change mitigation and adaptation, and resilience efforts
<br /> also benefit lower and middle income,Native Hawaiian, and historically marginalized
<br /> communities. These policies and actions should include utilization of place-based
<br /> [and],Native Hawaiian guiding principles, tools, and frameworks, and trauma
<br /> informed principles and best practices,to guide, inform, coordinate, and evaluate
<br /> proposed actions and activities.
<br /> (3) Regularly engage with stakeholders to assess and assure that policies and actions are
<br /> implemented in a manner that is immediate, direct, and coordinated, [ ] employs
<br /> strategies that are equitable in their impact on various communities in [euf]the
<br /> County[.-] and utilize the principles and best practices of a trauma informed approach.
<br /> (b) Shared metrics.
<br /> The office shall develop metrics, benchmarks, and data visualization tools to track and
<br /> communicate progress towards sustainability, climate mitigation and adaptation, equity,
<br /> and resilience goals.
<br /> (c) Coordination, collaboration, and education. The office shall:
<br /> (1) Coordinate communication among County departments and with community partners
<br /> to develop and promote a shared vision and collaborative approach to implementing
<br /> solutions that are based upon a clear understanding of the issues and challenges
<br /> related to sustainability, climate change mitigation and adaptation, equity, and
<br /> resilience[.-] within a trauma-informed framework and approach.
<br /> (2) Coordinate and provide technical support to County departments to create policies
<br /> and programs designed to implement and measure sustainability, climate change
<br /> mitigation and adaptation, equity, trauma informed, and resilience strategies.
<br /> (3) Collaborate with County departments and community stakeholders on sustainability,
<br /> climate change mitigation and adaptation, equity, trauma informed, and resilience
<br /> strategies to maximize collective impact through mutually reinforcing activities.
<br /> (4) Provide education, outreach, and support, both internally and externally, that
<br /> promotes climate sustainability and climate change mitigation and adaptation
<br /> initiatives in a manner utilizing trauma informed principles and best practices that
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