STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2205

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.C.R. No. 176

S.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Culture, Arts & International Affairs and Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 176, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE STATE'S COLLABORATION WITH SISTER-STATES ON GLOBAL ENVIRONMENTAL LEADERSHIP,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to encourage the State's collaboration with sister-states on global environmental leadership.

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Business, Economic Development, & Tourism; Blue Planet Foundation; Hawai‘i Reef and Ocean Coalition; and Climate Protectors Hawai‘i. Your Committees, received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual.

Your Committees find that Act 97, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015, set a goal for the State to achieve one hundred percent renewable energy by 2045; and Act 15, Session Laws of Hawaii 2018, established a zero emissions clean economy target to sequester more carbon emissions than are produced annually by 2045. Your Committees additionally find that under other agreements such as the Under2 Coalition Memorandum of Understanding, United States Climate Alliance, and Paris Agreement, the State has further committed to its clean energy and sustainability goals. This measure encourages the State to also collaborate with sister-states on global environmental leadership and global meetings to learn about innovative solutions for climate change, build a clean economy, and expand environmental protections.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Culture, Arts & International Affairs and Energy & Environmental Protection that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 176, S.D. 1, and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Culture, Arts & International Affairs and Energy & Environmental Protection,

____________________________ NICOLE E. LOWEN, Chair

____________________________ ADRIAN K. TAM, Chair