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HI HB1455

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/23/2025

Primary Sponsor

Ikaika Hussey

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2025-2026 and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2026-2027 to establish and operate the Center for Climate Resilient Development

  • Center would be housed within the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa

  • Center would provide community-focused climate hazard guidance, assess risks and vulnerabilities moku by moku (district by district) across the state, and recommend capital improvement projects to build climate resiliency

  • Current climate modeling research at SOEST is funded through soft money grants and contracts, making it vulnerable to funding loss, particularly given anticipated federal budget cuts to climate research

  • Effective date is July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Relating To The Center For Climate Resilient Development.

Appropriations ($)

Last Action

Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

12/8/2025

Committee Referrals

Water & Land1/27/2025

Full Bill Text

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