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This bill establishes an executive committee for the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission (Commission), amends its membership to include legislative committee chairs and various state agency heads, and clarifies its duties. It mandates that each member agency of the Commission implement its own actions to meet established climate strategies and goals, and requires both the Commission and its member agencies to report annually on their progress towards climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts and clean economy targets, with member agencies also submitting a comprehensive review every five years. The bill also updates reporting requirements for sea level rise vulnerability and adaptation reports, allowing the Commission to enter into procurement contracts for climate initiatives, and revises the state's zero emissions clean economy target to achieve at least a fifty percent reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions below 2005 levels by 2030 and net-zero emissions by 2045, defining key terms like "anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions" (emissions from human activities) and "carbon sink" (anything that removes greenhouse gases from the atmosphere).

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2483&year=2026