STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1361-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2678

S.D. 3

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2678, S.D. 3, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to affirm the State's commitment to conservation and sustainability by codifying under state law, Goals 9, 10, 16, and 17 of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to:

(1) Strengthen the means of implementation of the sustainable development goals in the Hawaii State Planning Act;

(2) Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation;

(3) Reduce inequalities; and

(4) Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels.

The Department of Agriculture, Department of Human Services, Office of Planning, Planned Parenthood Votes Northwest and Hawaii, Hawai‘i Green Growth, Airport Concessionaires Committee, Oahu Economic Development Board, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and an individual supported this measure. An individual opposed this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2678, S.D. 3, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair