HI SR19

Urges the State Department of Transportation and Department of Parks and Recreation of the City and County of Honolulu to landscape Hawaii's public highways and roads by planting more trees.

Emphasizes environmental benefits of trees including oxygen production, carbon dioxide absorption, soil stabilization, erosion prevention, water conservation, noise reduction, and temperature lowering.

References Hawaii's successful "A Million Trees of Aloha" initiative from the 1980s that planted 1,200,000 trees.

Highlights economic and cultural benefits of tree landscaping, including enhancing Hawaii's image as a "Tropical Wonderland" for the visitor industry and promoting indigenous or endemic Hawaiian plants.

Requires transmission of certified copies of the resolution to the State Director of Transportation and Director of Parks and Recreation of the City and County of Honolulu.