STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1165

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 441

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 441, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CLIMATE EQUITY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for:

(1) The development of a database and data portal from data sources related to social vulnerability to climate change in the State, under certain conditions; and

(2) The maintenance and updating of the data portal.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Health, Hawai‘i Climate Change Mitigation & Adaptation Commission, Blue Planet Foundation, Imua Alliance, and three individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual.

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. 441, 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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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair