SB908 Summary

• Establishes a Statewide Sustainability Division within the Office of Planning to coordinate Hawaii's sustainability goals, climate action planning, and cross-agency resiliency efforts.

• Defines "sustainability" as using and protecting resources to meet current needs while ensuring future generations can meet their needs from environmental, economic, and social equity perspectives.

• Assigns the sustainability division duties including developing sustainability policies and programs, evaluating proposed legislation and regulations, and promoting proposals that enhance local economies, environment, and community health.

• Appropriates unspecified general revenue funds for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021 to establish the division and fund five positions: one secretary III, two planner IVs, and two planner Vs.

• Becomes effective July 1, 2100.