STAND. COM. REP. NO. 895-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 1669

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1669, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development to establish a pilot project to develop an adaptation and resilience plan that addresses the climate change and sea level rise impacts in the Waikiki Special District.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources, University of Hawai‘i System, Honolulu Board of Water Supply, one member of the Maui County Council, Waikīkī Beach Special Improvement District Association, and one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance and Office of Planning and Sustainable Development.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1669, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair