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HAWAI`I COUNTY COUNCIL
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DATE: January 18, 2024�,,
TO: Heather Kimball, Council Chair; andP
Members of the Hawaii County Coupell
FROM: Susan L.K. Lee Loy, Council
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendments to Bill No. 108, Draft 2; 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.
Transmitted herewith are proposed amendments to Bill No. 108, Draft 2. The proposed
amendments are shown below in Ramseyer format with respect to the contents of Bill No. 108,
Draft 2. Material to be deleted is bracketed and stricken; and material to be inserted is
underscored.
1. SECTION 2 of Bill No. 108, Draft 2, which amends chapter 37, article 1, section 37-1-2 of
the Hawaii 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 trauma -informed
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 n tf u informed
vulnefable populations]."
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2. SECTION 5 of Bill No. 108, Draft 2, which amends chapter 37, article 2, section 37-2-21 of
the Hawaii County Code 1983 (2016 Edition, as amended), is amended by amending
subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(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,
Native Hawaiian guiding principles, tools, and frameworks[, and tfauma ifif4med
principles and best praetimeesifl 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, and employs
strategies that are equitable in their impact on various communities in the County
[and utilize the pfineiples and best praetiees of a tr-aufna informed appfeaelil].
(4) Ensure policies, practices, and actions are trauma -informed to promote resilience,
health, and wellness."
Due to the limited scope of these amendments, a draft of this bill that would result if these
amendments were adopted is not attached.
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