HI HCR202

Urges all Hawaii counties to amend land use ordinances requiring low impact development storm water design methods in all new buildings and renovations, including trenches, infiltration beds, swales, pervious concrete, and basins that allow water to infiltrate on-site rather than flow over paved surfaces.

Directs counties to implement best management practices to reduce storm water runoff for all county buildings and to construct storm water trenches on new and renovated county facilities.

Addresses the environmental problem that storm water runoff accumulates debris, chemicals, and sediments that harm water quality and coral reefs.

References the Department of Health's Polluted Runoff Control Program and the Department of Transportation's existing storm water management programs on Oahu and Maui, noting that while construction-phase runoff rules exist, post-construction regulations are lacking.

Requires certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the mayors and county councils of Hawaii, Maui, Kauai counties, and the City and County of Honolulu.