STAND. COM. REP. NO. (31’~
Honolulu, Hawaii
APR 03 , 2025
RE: H.R. No. 182
H.D. 1
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty—Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Health, to which was referred H.R. No. 182
entitled:
“HOUSE RESOLUTION 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,”
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to declare 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 climate
crisis.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Department of Health; Life of the Land; Health Committee
of the Democratic Party of Hawai’i; Hawai’i Public Health
Association; Coalition Earth; 350Hawaii.org; Hawai’i Public Health
Institute; Hawaii Climate Change and Health Working Group; and
numerous individuals.
Your Committee finds that the effects of climate change, such
as increased heat, crop failures, food and water insecurity,
extreme weather events, vector-borne and waterborne diseases,
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seriously impact public health and constitute a public health
emergency. Your Committee further finds that addressing the
impacts of climate change on public health will require a multi
disciplinary approach and statewide coordination, commitment, and
mobilization of resources between departments. This measure
acknowledges the severity of the impacts climate change has on the
health of Hawaii’s people and calls on the various state
departments to identify, plan for, and create cross-sector
solutions to strengthen the State’s public health response to the
climate crisis.
Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical,
nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity,
consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Health that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 182, as
amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached
hereto as H.R. No. 182, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on
behalf of the members of the
Committee on Health,
GREG T A AMA, hair
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 State of Hawaii
House of Representatives ~\rj, C,tL ~
The Thirty-third Legislature
Record of Votes of the Committee on Health
Bill/Resolution No.: Committee Referral: Date:
hR ~ HL-T - 2.-. ~
0 The committee is reconsidering its previous decision on the measure.
The recommendation is to: 0 Pass, unamended (as is) ~ss, with amendments (HD) 0 Hold
0 Pass short form bill with HD to recommit for future public hearing (recommit)
HLT Members Ayes Ayes (WR) Nays Excused
1. TAKAYAMA, Gregg (C)
2. KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, Sue L. (VC)
3. AMATO, Terez
4. CHUN, Cory M.
5. MARTEN, Lisa
6. OLDS, Ikaika
7. TAKENOUCHI, Jenna
8. ALCOS III, David
9. GARCIA, Diamond
TOTAL (9)
The recommendation is: Adopted ci Not Adopted
If joint referral, did not support recommendation.
committee acronym(s)
Vice Chair’s or designee’s signature: — 1
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Distribution: Original (White) Committee Duplicate (Yellow) — Chief Clerk’s Office Duplicate (Pink) HMSO