S.R. No. 183 Summary

• Requests the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to conduct disaster preparedness outreach and education throughout the state in response to projected sea level rise impacts.

• Cites projections that global sea levels could rise 30-34 centimeters by 2050 and 69-111 centimeters by 2100, with Hawaii potentially experiencing over 3 feet of rise by 2100.

• Notes that 6,500 structures and 19,800 people statewide will be exposed to chronic flooding over the next 30-70 years, with approximately 38 miles of roadways and 550 cultural sites at risk.

• Warns of an estimated $19 billion economic loss to the state from sea level rise-related flooding, with 25,800 acres of statewide sea level rise exposure area.

• Directs the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency to include information on community resilience, hazard mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery in its outreach and education efforts.