HI SCR101

Requests Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and Department of Transportation Harbors Division establish a two-year task force to address findings from the July 2022 Resiliency Assessment report on Hawaii's maritime transportation system.

Task force must address three key findings: lack of formalization and testing for alternate port and Reverse Hub and Spoke concepts; insufficient security protocols in Memorandums of Understanding; and inadequate examination of non-Pearl Harbor alternate ports.

Task force membership includes Hawaii Emergency Management Agency Administrator (chair), Deputy Director of Transportation Harbors Division, and Executive Director of Hawaii Harbors Users Group, with authority to invite additional representatives as needed.

Task force must submit preliminary report to Legislature by December 1, 2023, and final report with findings, recommendations, and proposed legislation by December 1, 2024.

Addresses vulnerability in Hawaii's supply chain system, noting approximately 80 percent of inbound products transit through Port of Honolulu, and explores contingency planning for extended port disruptions.