REQUESTING THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY TO IDENTIFY EXISTING LARGE TREES ALONG EVACUATION ROUTES AND TRIM, SPRAY, OR REMOVE TREES HAVING THE POTENTIAL TO OBSTRUCT THE EVACUATION ROUTE; CONDUCT COMPREHENSIVE RISK ASSESSMENTS FOR SPECIFIC HIGH-RISK TREES; IMPLEMENT BEST PRACTICES IN URBAN FORESTRY; AND STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY-BASED DISASTER PREPAREDNESS INITIATIVES.
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Introduced
Passed 1st Chamber
3Passed 2nd Chamber
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
2025
Apr 10Re-referred to WAL, referral sheet 29Latest
Apr 4Referred to WAL/PBS, referral sheet 28Minor
Apr 2Report and Resolution Adopted. Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Awa). Transmitted to House.Passed 1st Chamber
Apr 2Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 472).Minor
Apr 1Reported from PSM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1457) with recommendation of adoption.
Apr 1One Day Notice 04-02-25.
Mar 24The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in PSM were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Elefante, Wakai, Fukunaga, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.Minor
Vote recorded The committee(s) on PSM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. Result: pass.Upper
Mar 21The committee(s) on PSM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-24-25 3:05PM; Conference Room 225 & Videoconference.