HCR 234 Summary

• Requests state and county agencies to implement recommendations from the Hawaii Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Report, which projects 3.2 feet of global sea level rise by century's end.

• Directs specific agencies including the Office of Planning, Land Use Commission, Department of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Department of Health, and Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission to carry out report recommendations.

• Mandates report recommendations such as reviewing policies and regulatory frameworks for sea level rise impacts, updating design standards for flood resiliency, developing managed retreat strategies, and incorporating sea level rise into hazard mitigation and building codes.

• Requires the Office of the Governor to submit a progress report to the Legislature no later than twenty days before the 2019 Regular Session convening, detailing executive agencies' implementation efforts and any proposed legislation.

• Acknowledges Maui County's acceptance of the report and calls for other public entities to follow its lead in integrating sea level rise considerations into planning and capital improvement decisions.