Honolulu committee hears annual sustainability report and 2025–2030 draft climate action plan; targets and data gaps highlighted

The Committee on Energy, Environment and Sustainability of the Honolulu City Council received a combined briefing on Oct. 14, 2025, on the city’s 2025 Annual Sustainability Report and the draft 2025–2030 Climate Action Plan (CAP). City staff described data showing a rising renewable share of Oahu’s electricity sales, stronger electric vehicle adoption, and areas where data or programs need strengthening to meet city targets.

The presentations were led by Kayla Hall Fox, deputy director of the Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency (CCSR), Haley Cook, policy and research program manager (CCSR), Victor Limon, sustainability data analyst (CCSR), and Whitney Poliahu Dule, climate action plan coordinator (CCSR). The committee paused between the two briefings to take questions on each report separately.

The reports matter because they combine community engagement, policy targets and measurable indicators that guide department planning and capital projects. The CAP update sets near-term greenhouse gas and renewable-energy targets; the annual report provides a yearly stock-take of performance indicators that departments, the council and the public can use to track progress.

City staff described selected findings from the 2025 Annual Sustainability Report. Haley Cook said the report is the city’s seventh annual inventory and is available as an online dashboard with more than 40 performance indicators. Cook highlighted that, aside from new electricity demand associated with the Skyline rail system, city facility electricity use has declined about 20% since 2018, a trend Cook attributed in part to an energy savings…