Hawaiʻi Disaster Resilience Legislation Must Advance

By Chris Benjamin, Denise Antolini, Kāwika Riley, Gwen Yamamoto Lau

Hawaiʻi is at the forefront of the climate crisis. Rising sea levels and temperatures, stronger hurricanes and rainstorms, and more frequent wildfires threaten our people, homes, economy, and way of life.

Tragedies like the Lahaina wildfires make it clear that disasters are not hypothetical situations, and we must act now if we want a resilient Hawaiʻi for current and future generations.

The State Legislature is considering several bills designed to reduce disaster impacts, address systemic vulnerabilities, and protect our environment and communities.

The Hawaiʻi Climate Advisory Team, convened by Gov. Josh Green to research and develop community-informed policy solutions to increase disaster resilience, urges legislators to pass these bills this legislative session:

Click here to read the full story in the February 18 Honolulu Civil Beat.