H.C.R. NO. 187 Summary

• Urges the Office of Environmental Quality Control to adopt an environmental justice guidance document as official agency policy for use in Hawaii's state environmental review process.

• References a Hawaii Environmental Justice Initiative Report dated January 9, 2008, which defined environmental justice for Hawaii and created the guidance document to systematically include environmental justice principles in all phases of environmental review.

• Notes that the Environmental Council and Office of Environmental Quality Control received over 10 years and $82,325 in appropriated funding (via Act 294, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006) to complete this work.

• Requests the Office of Environmental Quality Control report on progress toward adopting the guidance document as agency policy to the Legislature no later than 20 days before the 2017 Regular Session commences.

• Directs certified copies to be sent to the Director of Health, Director of the Office of Environmental Quality Control, and the Chairperson of the Environmental Council.