CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 186

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 1417

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1417, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to require the Hawaii Community Development Authority to consider the impacts of climate change, sea level rise, and climate-resilient development in the design and siting of buildings in the Kakaako and Kalaeloa community development districts.

Your Committee on Conference finds that climate change and sea level rise pose significant, dangerous, and imminent threats to the State. Furthermore, the Kakaako Community Development District and Kalaeloa Community Development District are particularly threatened by the effects of climate change, including sea level rise, king tides, heavy rainfall, and other climate change-related events. Therefore, this measure requires the Hawaii Community Development Authority to consider the impacts of climate change in the design and construction of buildings in the Kaka‘ako and Kalaeloa Community Development Districts.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making it effective upon its approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1417, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1417, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ LINDA ICHIYAMA Co-Chair	____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Chair
____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair	____________________________ LORRAINE R. INOUYE Co-Chair
____________________________ MAHINA POEPOE Co-Chair	____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO Co-Chair