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Committee advances first‑year Climate Resiliency Fund spending; council adopts amendment to add mangrove removal at Kealipulu
Summary
The Budget Committee recommended reporting out a package allocating roughly $6.9 million from a new Climate Resiliency Fund to studies and pilot projects across city departments, and adopted a hand‑carried amendment directing funding for mangrove removal at Kealipulu (city‑managed portions) in place of a Kaʻelepulu planning study.
The Committee on Budget on July 21 advanced a multi‑department package of expenditures from the newly created Climate Resiliency Fund and recommended reporting the amended measure out for adoption. The resolution directs up to approximately $6.9 million in Climate Resiliency Fund monies to nine projects across city departments, including stormwater planning studies, energy audits for city housing, expansion of bike‑share, pilot park water refill stations, climate‑related programming, and a city effort to pursue the Global Mayors Challenge. During committee questioning, council members and department directors discussed priorities such as cesspool conversion, Ala Wai watershed flood mitigation, and whether the package skewed toward planning and study rather than implementation work.
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