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HI HCR219
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/8/2019
Primary Sponsor
Chris Lee
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AI Summary
HCR 219 Summary
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Urges Hawaii state government and all counties to adopt the Global Pact for the Environment and implement United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 13-17 (climate action, ocean conservation, terrestrial ecosystems, peaceful societies, and global partnerships).
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Commits Hawaii to achieving the Paris Agreement target of limiting global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius and supporting the UN's 2030 Development Agenda for sustainable development.
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Identifies 22 key Global Pact articles including environmental rights, prevention and precaution principles, polluter-pays doctrine, public participation, environmental justice, and monitoring mechanisms.
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Directs transmission of this resolution to the UN Secretary General, US federal officials, Hawaii's congressional delegation, the Governor, and all county mayors.
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Emphasizes Hawaii's alignment with traditional Kanaka Maoli values, gender equality, and intergenerational equity in environmental protection and sustainable development.
Legislative Description
Urging The State And Each County To Adopt The Global Pact For The Environment To Achieve The United Nations Paris Agreement And The 2030 Development Agenda, And To Specifically Adopt The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, Numbers 13 Through 17.
Climate Change
Last Action
The committees on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Wildberger, Har, Tarnas, Todd, Thielen; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Yamane.
3/19/2019