HDOT Climate Resilience Action Plan | May 2021

APPENDIX B. OVERVIEW OF STATE, LOCAL, AND FEDERAL TECHNICAL RESOURCES AND GUIDANCE PERTAINING TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN HAWAI‘I The Hawai‘i Department of Transportation (HDOT) recognizes the efforts of other jurisdictions and agencies to address climate change and their impacts. This Action Plan seeks to complement and support those climate- related policies, rules, and initiatives that guide the overall development of the State, and therefore, are relevant to the State Highway System and HDOT as an organization. In addition, there are several national organizations (such as the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)) and Federal policies, rules, and guidance that are relevant to HDOT’s stewardship of the State highway network. The following is a compilation of existing guidance at the Federal, State, and local levels that require climate change and adaptation planning to be considered for project implementation, regulatory approval, and funding. In addition to the resources listed below, the State of Hawai‘i’s Climate Change Portal also offers a list of State and local documents and tools that addresses resilience and adaptation. It can be found at: http://climate.hawaii.gov/climate-change-reports/. https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2486&year=2020 This Act established a statewide sustainability branch within the Office of Planning. The Act updated and reaffirmed the role of the office to coordinate among State agencies regarding climate change adaptation and sustainability. One of the reasons for this action was the fact that sustainability and climate change adaptation priority guidelines had been added to Part III of the Hawai‘i State Planning Act, chapter 226, Hawai‘i Revised Statutes. The Act specifically tasks the office with the responsibility for coordinating the management of sea level rise. » Executive Order 18-06. Governor’s Executive Order on Climate Action. Office of Governor David Y. Ige. 2018. Accessed July 27, 2020 from: https://governor.hawaii.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Executive-Order- No.-18-06.pdf Governor Ige recognized “Climate Action” as one of several goals to be reached by 2030. This Executive Order recognizes the importance of “… reducing human and economic loss caused by natural disasters…” by “strengthening capacity to climate-related hazards [sic] and natural disasters; integrating climate change into policies and planning; improving information processes regarding climate change and natural disasters.” » Hawaii Administrative Rules (HAR) 11-200.1. State of Hawai‘i Environmental Council, Office of Environmental Quality Control. 2019. Accessed August 24, 2020 from: https://health.hawaii.gov/opppd/files/2019/08/11-200.1.pdf Effective July 2019, the State of Hawai‘i requires all new projects undergoing environmental review under the Hawai‘i Environmental Policy Act, also known as Hawai‘i Revised Statutes Chapter 343, to consider B.1 STATE GUIDANCE B.1.1 STATEWIDE DOCUMENTS » HB2486 HD2 SD2. Passed Sept 15, 2020. Accessed October 14, 2020 from:

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