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This concurrent resolution requests the Hawaii Department of Health to establish a Demolition Waste Reduction Working Group to address the state's significant landfill challenges and promote sustainable construction practices. The working group would be tasked with identifying solutions to reduce construction and demolition waste, developing strategies to scale deconstruction and materials reuse, supporting the growth of a circular construction economy, and ensuring alignment with Hawaii's carbon neutrality and environmental justice goals. The proposed group would include representatives from the Department of Health, the Comptroller's office, and various private sector leaders representing construction, demolition, real estate, preservation, architecture, urban planning, and waste management industries. The resolution emphasizes the urgent need to address landfill capacity issues, noting that construction and demolition waste comprises 21-40% of landfill mass nationwide, and seeks to create a collaborative approach to promote sustainable practices. The working group would be required to submit annual reports to the Legislature, exploring best practices from global leaders in circular construction and proposing policy innovations and potential legislative actions to reduce waste and support environmental sustainability.

Health and Social Services

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SCR&billnumber=172&year=2025