HB 1487 Summary

• Establishes the Honolulu shoreline climate protection pilot project within the Hawaii climate change mitigation and adaptation commission to develop a comprehensive coastal protection plan for urban Honolulu between Daniel K. Inouye International Airport and Diamond Head, with separate flood-protection compartments and continuous shoreline pathways.

• Appropriates $2,000,000 for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 to the Department of Land and Natural Resources for pilot project development, contingent on matching funds from the City and County of Honolulu.

• Requires the Hawaii climate change mitigation and adaptation commission to submit progress reports to the legislature by 2020 and 2021, and a final report with findings and recommendations by 2022.

• Directs the Office of Planning to conduct a comprehensive study of implementing a statewide carbon tax, including revenue projections, behavior change impacts, equitable implementation options, and lessons from other jurisdictions, with an interim report due December 31, 2019, and final report due October 31, 2020.

• Takes effect July 1, 2050, with Part I repealed June 30, 2022.