HI SB657

Establishes and funds a Center for Climate Resilient Development within the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa

The center would provide community-focused guidance on climate hazards, assess risks and vulnerabilities moku by moku (district by district) across the state, and recommend capital improvement projects to build resiliency

Appropriates an unspecified sum from general revenues for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 to establish and operate the center

Addresses concerns that existing SOEST climate modeling capabilities, currently funded by grants and contracts, are vulnerable to federal budget cuts and could disappear without stable state funding

Effective date of July 1, 3000 (placeholder date indicating the bill requires further amendments before implementation)