DECLARING A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY RELATING TO CLIMATE CHANGE AND REQUESTING STATEWIDE COORDINATION TO IDENTIFY, PLAN FOR, AND CREATE CROSS-SECTOR SOLUTIONS TO STRENGTHEN HAWAII'S PUBLIC HEALTH RESPONSE TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS.

This Senate Resolution (SR 92) declares a public health emergency in Hawaii due to climate change impacts. It requests all state departments (including Health, Transportation, Agriculture, and Planning) and county governments to coordinate cross-sector efforts to identify, plan for, and create solutions addressing climate-related health threats like extreme heat, disease spread, food/water insecurity, and mental health impacts. The resolution does not create new laws or funding but mandates statewide coordination to strengthen Hawaii’s public health response to climate change. It builds on Hawaii’s prior climate emergency declaration (2021) but specifically focuses on health-sector collaboration.