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HB1366 • 2026

RELATING TO A CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

RELATING TO A CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.

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Sponsor
LAMOSAO
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary does not provide specific details on the exact amount of funding appropriated or the content of updates to the plan every five years.

Hawaii Climate Adaptation Plan

This bill requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to create a climate adaptation plan for Hawaii, update it every five years, and provides funding for this work.

What This Bill Does

  • Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to develop and publish a Hawaii climate adaptation and resilience implementation plan.
  • Updates the plan every five years starting from 2027.
  • Appropriates funds for two full-time equivalent (FTE) planner V positions, one FTE planner IV position, and other necessary expenses.

Who It Names or Affects

  • The Office of Planning and Sustainable Development in Hawaii
  • Residents of Hawaii who will benefit from a more resilient state

Terms To Know

Climate Adaptation Plan
A plan that helps communities prepare for the effects of climate change, such as rising sea levels and extreme weather.
Resilience Implementation Plan
A strategy to make a community more able to recover from natural disasters or other challenges caused by climate change.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify the exact amount of funding appropriated.
  • It is unclear how much financial risk the plan will identify for Hawaii associated with climate change.
  • The bill requires updates every five years, but it does not provide details on what changes or improvements are expected in these updates.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  2. 2025-01-27 H

    Referred to EEP/WAL, FIN, referral sheet 4

  3. 2025-01-23 H

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO A CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
Hawaii Climate Adaptation and Resilience Implementation Plan; Office of Planning and Sustainable Development; Appropriation ($)
Requires the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to develop and publish a Hawaii climate adaptation and resilience implementation plan and updates to the plan every five years thereafter. Appropriates funds.

Current Bill Text

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HB1366

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1366

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to a climate adaptation and resilience implementation plan
.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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1.
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The legislature finds that as an
island state, Hawaii is uniquely prone to the impacts of climate change.
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Hawaii is experiencing increased hurricane
and tropical cyclone activity, rising temperatures, hazardous inland flooding
and landslides, coastal erosion and sea level rise, drought, and increased
wildfires.

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The
legislature further finds that many specific plans related to the State's climate
adaptation have been published, including the coral bleaching recovery plan,
Hawaii sea level rise vulnerability and adaptation report, multi-hazard
mitigation plan, Hawaii highways climate adaptation action plan, and Hawaii
2050 sustainability plan.
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However, there
is no statewide climate adaptation and resilience implementation plan assessing
the overall financial risk of the State associated with climate change.

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The
purpose of this Act is
to
require the office of planning and sustainable
development to develop
and publish a Hawaii climate adaptation and
resilience implementation plan and updates to the plan every five years
thereafter.

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SECTION
2.
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Chapter 226, Hawaii Revised Statutes,
is amended by adding a new section to part II to be appropriately designated
and to read as follows:

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�226-
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Hawaii climate adaptation and resilience
implementation plan.
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(a)
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The office shall publish a Hawaii climate adaptation and resilience
implementation plan that aligns with the Hawaii State Planning Act, state
functional and county general plans, Hawaii 2050 sustainability plan, county
climate and sustainability plans, the Hawaii climate change mitigation and
adaptation initiative, the State's multiple sustainability and climate targets,
and the most accurate climate data available.

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(b)
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The purpose of the Hawaii climate adaptation and resilience
implementation plan shall be to:

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(1)
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Determine the overall financial risk to the
State associated with climate change;

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(2)
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Aggregate climate risk and hazard data that
may be used for statewide and regional vulnerability and adaptation planning;

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(3)
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Assess a range of options for the State to
adapt to multiple hazards and climate change impacts; and

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(4)
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Recommend land use, development, and
infrastructure adaptations to protect and enhance local economies, the
environment, and community well-being for the present and future benefit of the
people of Hawaii.

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(c)
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The Hawaii climate adaptation and resilience implementation plan shall
incorporate the recommendations of the Hawaii 2050 sustainability plan pursuant
to section 226-65; the Hawaii sea level rise vulnerability and adaptation
report pursuant to section 225P-3; the multi-hazard mitigation plan; the
State's reports coordinating sea level adaptation activities pursuant to
section 225M-9; the Hawaii drought plan; the Hawaii water plan; statewide
community-based wildfire protection plans; county general plans; and county
climate and sustainability plans, as needed.

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(d)
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The office shall submit the Hawaii climate adaptation and resilience
implementation plan to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the
convening of the regular session of 2027 and shall submit updates of the Hawaii
climate adaptation and resilience implementation plan every five years
thereafter.
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SECTION
3.
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There is appropriated out of the
general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of
$ or so much
thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and the same sum or so
much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 to fund two
full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) planner V positions; one full-time equivalent
(1.0 FTE) planner IV position; and computers, publication costs, website and
multimedia public outreach, management and service fees, and other expenses
necessary for
the office of
planning and sustainable development to develop and publish a Hawaii climate
adaptation and resilience implementation plan pursuant to this Act
.

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The sums

appropriated shall be expended by the
office of planning and sustainable development for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION
4.
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New statutory material is
underscored.

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SECTION 5.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Hawaii
Climate Adaptation and Resilience Implementation Plan; Office of Planning and
Sustainable Development; Appropriation

Description:

Requires
the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to develop and publish a Hawaii
climate adaptation and resilience implementation plan and updates to the plan every
five years thereafter.
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Appropriates
funds.

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