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

Meeting schedule is posted on calendar.ehawaii.gov.

2021 commission meeting schedule

2021 Commission Meeting Schedule

DATE	TIME	LOCATION
Wednesday, April 7	1:00 PM – 4:00 PM	ONLINE // YOUTUBE LIVESTREAM LINK
Monday, July 19	1:00 PM – 4:00 PM	ONLINE // YOUTUBE LIVESTREAM LINK
Monday, November 1	1:00 PM – 4:00 PM	TBA

PAST MEETING AGENDAS

Date	Meeting Materials	Supplemental Materials
7/19/2021	Agenda Recording July 19, 2021 Draft Minutes	Item 2. April 7, 2021 Draft Minutes Item 3. Draft statement on climate ready Hawaiʻi Speaker Presentation: Report on the Vehicle Economy, Kathleen Rooney, Ulupono Initiative Speaker Presentation: Vision Zero: Safety, accessibility, and Climate Change, Chris “CJ” Johnson, DOH – Public Health Program Speaker Presentation: Information on Transportation Infrastructure Spending in the FFYs 2022-2025 Transportation Improvement Program, Nicole Cernohorsky, Oʻahu MPO Speaker Presentation: Climate Adaptation Design Principles for Urban Development, Harrison Rue, CC Honolulu Dept. of Planning and Permitting Speaker Presentation: Climate Change & Sea Level Rise Impacts on Chemical Contamination, Marianne Rossio, DOH
4/7/2021	Agenda Recording April 7, 2021 Minutes	Item 2. October 28, 2020 Draft Minutes Item 4. Carbon Pricing Assessment for Hawaii: Economic and Greenhouse Gas Impacts, Draft Final Report. Item 5. Nature-Based Resilience and Adaptation to Climate Change in Hawaiʻi. A Climate Ready Hawaiʻi Working Paper Public Testimony Speaker Presentation: Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Legislation Considered by the 2021 Legislature, Rep. Nicole Lowen, Rep. David Tarnas, Sen. Mike Gabbard Speaker Presentation: Carbon Tax Assessment for Hawai‘i Economic and Greenhouse Gas Impacts, Dr. Makena Coffman Speaker Presentation: Hawaiʻi Climate Exchange, Christian Giardina and Leah Laramee
10/28/20	Agenda Recording October 28, 2020 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

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