SR 92 Summary

• Declares a public health emergency in Hawaii related to climate change and its threats to public health, including increased heat, vector-borne diseases, food insecurity, water insecurity, waterborne diseases, extreme weather events, air pollution, and adverse mental health impacts.

• Requests all state entities and departments to examine how climate considerations within their departments impact human health and coordinate with other departments to identify, plan for, and create cross-sector solutions to address the climate crisis.

• Acknowledges that climate change adversely impacts social determinants of health including food security, economic stability, social support networks, healthy environments, and access to quality healthcare and emergency services.

• Directs certified copies of the resolution to be transmitted to the Governor, Attorney General, Director of Health, Director of Transportation, Board of Land and Natural Resources, Office of Planning and Sustainable Development, Board of Agriculture, and all county mayors.

• References Hawaii's prior declaration of a climate emergency through Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 44 (2021) and aligns with positions of the United Nations, World Health Organization, and American Public Health Association on climate change as a public health crisis.