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Council asks city and state climate commission to study feasibility of cooling centers
Summary
Council adopted CR 254 and Resolution 25-2-02 directing the city administration and the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission to investigate the feasibility of establishing cooling centers in Honolulu.
The Honolulu City Council adopted Committee Report 254 and Resolution 25-2-02 requesting that the city administration and the Hawaii Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission investigate the feasibility of establishing cooling centers across the City and County of Honolulu.
Council Member Weier presented the resolution, which asks the administration and the state commission to examine options for siting, operations and staffing of cooling centers to support residents during extreme-heat events.
There was no public testimony recorded in the excerpt, and council members proceeded to adopt the resolution without extended debate. The resolution seeks a feasibility review and does not itself appropriate funds or create an operational program; follow-up steps and potential funding would require further council action if the feasibility study recommends implementation.
Discussion vs. action: Adoption of the resolution directs the requested study (action). Any operational decisions, funding allocations or program implementation would be subject to later proposals and votes.
