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HI HR58
Resolution
Status
3/5/2025
Primary Sponsor
Linda Ichiyama
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AI Summary
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Office of Planning and Sustainable Development is requested to convene a working group to evaluate establishing an Office of Resilience and Recovery and determining its appropriate administrative placement
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Working group composition includes 15 members: Director of OPSD (chair), State Recovery Coordinator, Attorney General, Board of Land and Natural Resources chair, Adjutant General, State Fire Marshal, Hawaii Emergency Management Agency Administrator, State Fire Council chair, 2 state senators, 2 state representatives, 4 county mayors, and American Red Cross representative
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Working group is requested to determine which principal state department should house the Office of Resilience and Recovery and define its relationship with the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
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Report with findings and recommendations for permanent administrative placement must be submitted to the Legislature by November 30, 2025
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Resolution responds to Maui wildfires ($12 billion in damages, over 100 fatalities) and Hawaii Climate Advisory Team recommendation for a permanent resilience office to improve state disaster response capabilities
Legislative Description
Requesting The Office Of Planning And Sustainable Development To Convene A Working Group To Evaluate The Establishment And Administrative Placement Of An Office Of Resilience And Recovery.
Working Group
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Cochran, Hussey, Muraoka, Ward excused (4).
3/28/2025