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COUNTY OF HAWAI`I ;•I'N`:': .£ :. STATE OF HAWAI`I
BILL NO. 108
(DRAFT 2)
ORDINANCE NO.
A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 2, ARTICLE 49, SECTION
2-271; CHAPTER 37, ARTICLE 1, SECTIONS 37-1-2 AND 37-1-3; AND CHAPTER 37,
ARTICLE 2, SECTION 37-2-21, OF THE HAWAI`I COUNTY CODE 1983 (2016
EDITION, AS AMENDED), RELATING TO SUSTAINABILITY, CLIMATE, EQUITY,
AND RESILIENCE.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 2, article 49, section 2-271, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983 (2016
Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows:
"Section 2-271. Sustainability administrator created.
There shall be a sustainability administrator. The sustainability administrator shall be
appointed by the mayor, confirmed by the council, and may be removed by the mayor. The
council shall act to confirm or reject any appointment by the mayor within sixty days after
receiving notice of the appointment from the mayor. If the council does not confirm or reject any
such appointment within sixty days, the appointee shall be deemed to have been confirmed. An
appointee shall take office upon confirmation by the council. At a minimum, the sustainability
administrator shall be able to demonstrate the following through education and/or employment:
(1) Experience leading a major program in sustainability, climate action, environmental
management, environmental or social justice, or a related field;
(2) Technical knowledge of the science of climate change mitigation and adaptation,
sustainability, and natural resource management;
(3) Understanding of Native Hawaiian culture and of the unique environmental and
social justice issues in Hawai`i;
(4) Understanding of the physical and mental health consequences of historical trauma,
cumulative impacts of environmental hazards, and disaster events, as well as trauma
informed principles to ensure access to resources and support for underserved and
vulnerable populations;
(5) Skills in leadership, staff supervision, communication, and organization development;
[-](6) Experience with project management and interagency collaboration; and
[6](7) 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. Chapter 37, article 1, section 37-1-2, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983
(2016 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows:
"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[.-], and utilize a trauma informed approach to
ensure access to resources and support for the County's underserved and most vulnerable
populations."
SECTION 3. Chapter 37, article 1, section 37-1-3, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983
(2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending the definitions of"Adaptation", "Equity",
and"Sustainability"to read as follows:
'Adaptation"means the process of observing changes in social, environmental, and
economic systems and adjusting operations with a trauma informed approach to meet present and
anticipated future needs."
""Equity"means the consideration of cumulative impacts on lower- and middle-income
individuals and historically marginalized groups during all aspects of decision making[.-],
including and not limited to assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation."
""Sustainability"means a balanced approach of managing present day environmental,
social, and economic needs and maintaining a healthy lifecycle through a trauma informed
framework to fulfill the needs of current populations that does not compromise the needs of
future generations, and ensures harmony between economic growth, environmental systems, and
social well-being."
SECTION 4. Chapter 37, article 1, section 37-1-3, of the Hawai`i County Code 1983
(2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by adding new definitions of"Trauma" and "Trauma
informed" to be appropriately inserted and to read as follows:
'Trauma"means an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced as
physically or emotionally harmful or life-threatening and that has lasting adverse effects on the
individual's functioning and mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual well-being_"
'Trauma informed" means an approach to service provision that infuses knowledge about
trauma into agency programs, policies, and procedures to promote the safety and well-being of
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clients,visitors, staff and volunteers by actively resisting the re-traumatization of participants,
individually and as a whole."
SECTION 5. Chapter 37, article 2, section 37-2-21 of the Hawai`i County Code 1983
(2016 Edition, as amended), is amended to read as follows:
"Section 37-2-21. Duties of the office of sustainability, climate, equity, and resilience.
(a) Policy and program development. The office shall:
(1) Establish policies and programs to promote sustainability, mitigate greenhouse gas
emissions, and build the County's resilience to the impacts of climate change and
other natural and human caused hazards. These policies and programs shall be
developed after consideration of resources such as the County's general plan, County
community development plans, County multi-hazard mitigation plan and County
climate action plan, State law, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals,
and the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement.
(2) Improve environmental justice and equity by promoting specific policies and actions
to ensure that sustainability, change mitigation and adaptation, and resilience efforts
also benefit lower and middle income,Native Hawaiian, and historically marginalized
communities. These policies and actions should include utilization of place-based
[and],Native Hawaiian guiding principles, tools, and frameworks, and trauma
informed principles and best practices,to guide, inform, coordinate, and evaluate
proposed actions and activities.
(3) Regularly engage with stakeholders to assess and assure that policies and actions are
implemented in a manner that is immediate, direct, and coordinated, [ ] employs
strategies that are equitable in their impact on various communities in [euf]the
County[.-] and utilize the principles and best practices of a trauma informed approach.
(b) Shared metrics.
The office shall develop metrics, benchmarks, and data visualization tools to track and
communicate progress towards sustainability, climate mitigation and adaptation, equity,
and resilience goals.
(c) Coordination, collaboration, and education. The office shall:
(1) Coordinate communication among County departments and with community partners
to develop and promote a shared vision and collaborative approach to implementing
solutions that are based upon a clear understanding of the issues and challenges
related to sustainability, climate change mitigation and adaptation, equity, and
resilience[.-] within a trauma-informed framework and approach.
(2) Coordinate and provide technical support to County departments to create policies
and programs designed to implement and measure sustainability, climate change
mitigation and adaptation, equity, trauma informed, and resilience strategies.
(3) Collaborate with County departments and community stakeholders on sustainability,
climate change mitigation and adaptation, equity, trauma informed, and resilience
strategies to maximize collective impact through mutually reinforcing activities.
(4) Provide education, outreach, and support, both internally and externally, that
promotes climate sustainability and climate change mitigation and adaptation
initiatives in a manner utilizing trauma informed principles and best practices that
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promotes equity and resilience[.-] and the capability to adapt effectively in the face of
adversity.
(d) Legislation and budget. The office shall:
(1) Evaluate potential impacts of climate change on County human resources, facilities,
and infrastructure and provide operating and capital improvement budget
recommendations for consideration in addition to the recommendations of the
planning department.
(2) Provide policy analysis and propose legislation to the Council to implement this
section.
(3) Provide the Council with an annual sustainability report.
(e) Grants and funding. The office shall:
(1) Investigate and provide technical support for grant applications and grant
management to support funding to implement this section.
(2) Prepare programs and contracts with the Federal government to carry out the
purposes of this article and transmit to the Council for approval.
(f) The office shall perform other related duties necessary to fulfill the mandate of the office."
SECTION 6. Material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New material is
underscored. In printing this ordinance, the brackets, bracketed and stricken material, and
underscoring need not be included.
SECTION 7. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance, or the application thereof to
any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or
applications of the ordinance which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
application, and to this end the provisions of this ordinance are severable.
SECTION 8. This ordinance shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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OU CIL MEMBER, COUN Y HA AI`I
, Hawai`i
Date of Introduction:
Date of 1st Reading:
Date of 2nd Reading:
Effective Date:
REFERENCE Comm. 626.5 4