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Proposed Hawaiʻi County office of sustainability, climate moving forward

The Hawai‘i County Council on Wednesday voted 5-1 to approve first reading of Bill 48, which would create a new Hawai’i County Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity and Resilience to help the Big Island weather the storm of climate change.

Bill proposes new Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity and Resilience for Hawaiʻi County

The proposed new Hawaiʻi County Office of Sustainability, Climate, Equity and Resilience would establish a new cabinet-level office responsible for coordinating and managing policies to promote sustainability and resilience in response to the impacts of climate change and other natural and manmade hazards.
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