HB 314 Hawaii House · 2025 Regular Session

RELATING TO ADAPTATION PATHWAYS PLANNING.

Summary

Requires the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission to develop adaptation pathways plans to modify and relocate development and associated infrastructure away from critically vulnerable areas to locations outside of sea level rise and coastal flooding exposure area. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2025

Committee Review

Floor Vote

Governor

Introduced Jan 16, 2025 Last action Feb 6, 2025

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HB314 → HB314_HD1 · 2 edits

MINOR

HB 314 was reformatted from a legislative bill document into a Word document metadata view, but the substantive policy content remained unchanged. The bill establishes a framework for the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission to develop regional adaptation pathways plans addressing sea level rise and coastal hazards. These plans will guide the modification or relocation of development away from vulnerable areas, include specific adaptation measures, and involve multiple state and county agencies in implementation.

Scope change

No substantive change in scope or applicability; the document format changed from a printed legislative bill to a Word document metadata view, but the policy content remains identical.

TECHNICAL

Document format changed from a printed legislative bill layout to a Word document metadata view with file properties and header/footer information.

POLICY

All substantive policy provisions, including definitions, requirements, timelines, and agency responsibilities, remain identical between the two versions.

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Committee

Feb 6, 2025

Committee

Reported from WAL (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 196) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to EEP.

lower

Feb 4, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on WAL recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Hashem, Lamosao, Belatti, Ichiyama, Iwamoto, Morikawa, Poepoe, Woodson, Shimizu, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

lower

Jan 21, 2025

Committee

Referred to WAL, EEP, FIN, referral sheet 1

lower

Jan 17, 2025

Introduced

Introduced and Pass First Reading.

lower

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced

Pending introduction.

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors