S.R. No. 22 Summary

• Declares a climate emergency in Hawaii and requests statewide collaboration toward a just transition to a decarbonized economy with clean energy and quality jobs.

• Prohibits public and private investment or subsidies in coal, oil, gas, and tree-burning projects while redirecting subsidies toward low-impact energy projects and workforce retraining.

• Facilitates investments in zero emissions energy, electric vehicles, energy efficiency, reforestation, afforestation, climate-smart agriculture, and climate-friendly land use.

• Requires state agencies to develop a time-phased implementation plan with assigned responsibilities, timetables, and task dependencies to coordinate climate and resilience responses at the statewide level, including public education and a Climate Impacts section in departmental reports using lifecycle greenhouse gas analysis.

• Clarifies that this measure does not constitute a declaration of emergency for purposes of exercising special or extraordinary powers under emergency statutes.