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This concurrent resolution urges Hawaii's Governor, county Mayors, and state government to work towards a just climate future by integrating indigenous knowledge into policy and decision-making processes related to climate adaptation, mitigation, and resiliency. The resolution recognizes that Native Hawaiians, as the original inhabitants of Hawaii, have developed sophisticated survival methods through scientific observation and traditional practices over millennia. It defines indigenous knowledge (or "ike kupuna") as including traditional ecological knowledge, cultural practices, and native languages that connect generations. The resolution highlights Hawaii's unique geographical position to cultivate and share indigenous knowledge across the Pacific region (Moananuiakea) and notes the state constitution's existing protections for traditional practices and environmental rights. Specifically, the resolution calls for purposeful inclusion of indigenous knowledge in climate-related strategies, encourages investment in and practice of Olelo Hawaii (Hawaiian language) as a key mechanism for achieving climate goals, and asks state and county leaders to formulate specific objectives that meaningfully incorporate indigenous perspectives into climate policy. The resolution also references the Tuurama Ariki Declaration of June 11, 2024, which commits Pacific nations to collaborative knowledge exchange on urgent planetary challenges.

Agriculture and Natural Resources

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