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HI HB1455
Bill
Status
1/23/2025
Primary Sponsor
Ikaika Hussey
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AI Summary
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Appropriates $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2025-2026 and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2026-2027 to establish and operate the Center for Climate Resilient Development
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Center would be housed within the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa
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Center would provide community-focused climate hazard guidance, assess risks and vulnerabilities moku by moku (district by district) across the state, and recommend capital improvement projects to build climate resiliency
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Current climate modeling research at SOEST is funded through soft money grants and contracts, making it vulnerable to funding loss, particularly given anticipated federal budget cuts to climate research
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Effective date is July 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating To The Center For Climate Resilient Development.
Appropriations ($)
Last Action
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
12/8/2025