HCC §37-1-2
County commits to sustainability and climate action
Read the official text at hawaiicounty.gov ↗This section declares the County's policy to address sustainability, climate change, equity, and resilience through immediate, coordinated, and trauma-informed actions. It creates an office to manage these efforts and requires regular engagement with stakeholders to ensure fair impacts on all communities.
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The ordinance, as written (Hawaiʻi County) — Declaration of policy
A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Hawaiʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
It is declared to be the policy of the County to address sustainability, climate change, equity, and resilience in the County through immediate, direct, and coordinated trauma-informed action. To this end, the office of sustainability, climate, equity, and resilience is created to coordinate and manage policies and programs to address sustainability, mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, and adapt to the impacts of climate change and other natural and human caused hazards. Through regular stakeholder engagement these policies and programs shall promote the County’s sustainability and resilience in a manner that is immediate, direct, coordinated, and equitable in their impact on various communities in the County. (2023, ord 23-56, sec 3; am 2024, ord 24-8, sec 2.)37-1-2
Published by the County of Hawaiʻi Office of the County Clerk.
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