The State Climate Commission was created by ACT 32 in 2017.

Meeting schedule is posted on calendar.ehawaii.gov. Scroll down to find minutes and agendas of past meetings.

COMMISION DOCUMENTS

Annual Report 2020

Read our newly released Annual Report as it highlights our intentions to support resilience in vulnerable communities, important policy tools that are in the works, the commission’s engagement with local, national, and international governments and much more!

Commission’s Report to the 31st Legislature, State of Hawai’i. 2021 Regular Session

Statement on Adaptation to Impacts of Sea Level Rise

Statement on Ground Transportation Emissions Reduction

Statement on Climate Equity

MEET THE COMMISSION

COMMISSION CO-CHAIRS

SUZANNE CASE, CHAIRPERSON

DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES

MARY ALICE EVANS, DIRECTOR

OFFICE OF PLANNING

COMMISSION MEMBERS

MIKE MCCARTNEY, DIRECTOR

DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, & TOURISM

RICHARD FRIED, CHAIRPERSON

BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HAWAIʻI TOURISM INDUSTRY

PHYLLIS SHIMABUKURO-GEISER, CHAIRPERSON

BOARD OF AGRICULTURE

SYLVIA HUSSEY, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

OFFICE OF HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

WILLIAM J. AILĀ, JR., CHAIRPERSON

HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION

JADE BUTAY, DIRECTOR

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

ELIZABETH CHAR, DIRECTOR

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH

CATHERINE PAYNE, CHAIRPERSON

BOARD OF EDUCATION

DEAN UCHIDA, DIRECTOR

CITY & COUNTY OF HONOLULU, DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND PERMITTING

MICHELE CHOUTEAU MCLEAN, DIRECTOR

COUNTY OF MAUI, DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING

ZENDO KERN, DIRECTOR

COUNTY OF HAWAIʻI, DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING

KAʻĀINA S. HULL, DIRECTOR

COUNTY OF KAUAʻI, DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING

MIKE GABBARD, CHAIR

SENATE COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENT

LORRAINE R. INOUYE, CHAIR

SENATE COMMITTEE ON WATER & LAND

NICOLE E. LOWEN, CHAIR

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

DAVID A. TARNAS, CHAIR

HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WATER & LAND

MAJOR GENERAL KENNETH S. HARA

THE ADJUTANT GENERAL

JUSTINE NIHIPALI, MANAGER

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

COMMISSION STAFF

ANUKRITI HITTLE, COORDINATOR

STATE CLIMATE COMMISSION

MEETINGS

2021 Commission Meeting Schedule

DATE	TIME	LOCATION
Wednesday, April 7	1:00 PM – 4:00 PM	TBA
Wednesday, August 11	1:00 PM – 4:00 PM	TBA
Wednesday, November 3	1:00 PM – 4:00 PM	TBA

2021 CLIMATE CONFERENCE: TBA

PAST MEETING AGENDAS

Date	Meeting Materials	Supplemental Materials
10/28/20	Agenda Recording October 28, 2020 Draft Minutes	Item 2. May 13, 2020 Draft Minutes Support for Items 3.I.a and 3.I.b Final Statement for Item 3.I.a Final Statement for Item 3.I.b Final Statement for Item 3.II Item 3 I a Guidance for Addressing Sea Level Rise in Community Planning in HI Item 3 I b Guidance for Using the Sea Level Rise Exposure Area in Local Planning and Permitting Decisions Speaker Presentation: Adaptation Planning, Cole Roberts, ARUP Consulting Speaker Presentation: Guidance for Addressing Sea Level Rise in Community Planning in Hawaii, Dr. Brad Romine and Dr. Shellie Habel Speaker Presentation: Guidance for Using the Sea Level Rise Exposure Area in Local Planning Speaker Presentation: Sustainable Transportation Coalition of Hawai’i, Lauren Reichelt, LEED Green Associate Speaker Presentation: Electrical Vehicle Fossil Fuel Use and Emissions in Hawai’i, Katherine McKenzie, Hawai’i Natural Energy Institute Speaker Presentation: The Under 2Coalition and Carbon Disclosure Project, Scott Glenn, Chief Energy Officer Speaker Presentation: Hawai’i Transportation System GHG Reducation, Pradip Pant, Hawai’i Department of Transportation Speaker Presentation: Carbon Tax Analysis for Hawai’i, Makena Coffman, UHERO
5/13/2020	Agenda Recording May 13, 2020 Minutes	Item 3. Briefing Document Item 4. November 6, 2019 Draft Minutes January 13, 2020 Draft Minutes Public Testimony Speaker Presentation: Climate Change and Post-COVID Economy, Beth Giesting, Hawaii Budget and Policy Center Speaker Presentation: A Green New Deal For City and Suburban Transportation, Beth Osborne, Transportation for America Speaker Presentation: Building Bridges, Not Walking on Backs: A Feminist Recovery Plan for COVID-19, Kealoha Fox, Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women
1/13/2020	January 13, 2020 Minutes	All Meeting Materials Are Available at the 2020 Conference Website
11/6/2019	Agenda Recording November 6, 2019 Minutes	September 4, 2019 Draft Minutes Draft statement on Climate Equity HECO Electrification of Transportation for Public Fleets DOFAW Carbon Sequestration Natural & Working Lands
9/4/2019	Agenda Recording September 4, 2019 Minutes	Item 2: July 17, 2019 Draft Minutes Item 4 Proposed statement on Climate Change Legislation Item 5a EV presentation Lauren Reichelt Item 5c Proposed statement on Fleet Transition Item 6b Matt Gonser C+C update Item 7 Report of PIG onClimate Equity FINAL Testimony from Bikeshare Hawaii
7/17/2019	Agenda Recording July 17, 2019 Minutes	Item 2: April 24, 2019 Draft Minutes Item 4a: Presentation – Hawaii Climate Commission Disaster Recovery Preparedness Item 4a: Report – HI Disaster Recovery Preparedness Guidance Item 4b: Draft statement on disaster recovery Item 5: Report of PIG on Climate Legislation for 2020 Item 6: Report of PIG on Public Fleets
4/24/2019	Agenda Recording April 24, 2019 Minutes	November 27, 2018 Minutes January 14, 2019 Minutes Green House Gas Inventory Report – DOH Hawai`i 3.2 Climate Adaptation Program – OCCL Managed Retreat Report – CZM Maui County Update Kaua`i County Update A Just Transition- Climate Justice in Hawaii DOT Presentation Hawai`i County Update City & County of Honolulu Update
1/14/2019	See Conference Website for all meeting materials	Draft Minutes
11/27/2018	Agenda	Draft Minutes DRP Guidance Draft – Executive Summary Presentation Aviation Emissions Presentation Aina Summit Report Presentation NBS Legislation Presentation Mandatory Disclosure Legislation Presentation
9/4/2018	Agenda September 4, 2018 Minutes	Statement on Ground Transportation Emissions Reductions for Climate Commission Consideration Supporting Materials for Climate Commission’s Statement on Ground Transportation Emissions Reductions Proposed Updates to Disclaimers in the Hawai`i Sea Level Report and Hawai`i Sea Level Rise Viewer Findings of the Permitted Interaction Group on Ground Transportation Guidance Regarding Climate Change Adaptation Actions
5/22/2018	5/22/18 Minutes See ehawaii.gov/calendar
2/27/2018	Agenda Minutes Legislative Update. Video. The Carbon Budget, Blue Planet Foundation presentation. Video. Discussion. Video. Various Presentations. Video. Transportation Discussion. Video. Adaptation and Implementation of SLR Recommendations. Video.
12/21/17	Agenda Minutes Video Part 1 Video Part 2
10/11/17	Agenda Minutes Video Part 1 Video Part 2 Video Part 3