STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1832

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 115

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 115 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE GOVERNOR TO PRIORITIZE THE PLANTING OF FOUR MILLION TREES ALONG STREETS AND ROADWAYS WITHIN THE NEXT FOUR YEARS TO HELP ADDRESS CLIMATE CHANGE AND MAKE COMPLETE STREETS STATEWIDE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Governor to prioritize the planting of four million trees along streets and roadways within the next four years.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Land and Natural Resources and five concerned individuals.

Your Committee finds that planting additional trees along streets and roadways will help to make streets safer by slowing traffic, and will reduce urban heat, reduce stormwater runoff and erosion, improve air quality, and sequester additional carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

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 concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 115 and recommends its adoption.

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

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair