STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2934

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2672

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2672, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to codify the sustainable cities and communities goal of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Specifically, this measure establishes various goals to be achieved by the year 2030, including:

(1) Ensuring access to adequate, safe, and affordable housing and transport systems;

(2) Increasing livability and resilience in the built environment;

(3) Protecting the natural and cultural heritage of Hawaii;

(4) Reducing disaster-related deaths;

(5) Reducing adverse per capita environmental impact of cities;

(6) Providing access to green spaces;

(7) Supporting links between urban and rural areas; and

(8) Increasing the number of cities and towns implementing sustainability policies.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Human Services, the Department of Land and Natural Resources, the Office of Planning, the Oahu Economic Development Board, Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii, Hawaii Green Growth, and fifteen individuals.

Your Committee finds that codification of this United Nations Sustainable Development Goal will establish a framework for the State to effectively address key challenges faced by Hawaii.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2672, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair