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This bill eliminates the Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force by removing the entire section of Hawaii Revised Statutes that established the task force and its responsibilities. Specifically, the bill strikes language related to the task force's objectives, which previously included working with stakeholders to establish greenhouse gas emissions baselines, identifying criteria for measuring carbon sequestration, exploring land and marine use policies to encourage greenhouse gas reduction, and developing recommendations for increasing climate resiliency. The bill also removes a reference to the task force from a section describing how funds from a specific energy fund can be used, effectively disbanding the task force and ending its mandated activities. By repealing Section 225P-4, the legislation eliminates the task force's formal structure, which would have included representatives from various state agencies, universities, and county governments, and would have required the task force to submit preliminary and annual reports to the legislature about greenhouse gas sequestration strategies. The bill appears to be part of a broader effort to streamline or reorganize climate-related governmental bodies and tasks.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1336&year=2026