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Council agrees to limit external grants to “up to 50%” as Honolulu sets up climate resiliency fund
Summary
The council discussed Bill 15 to create a climate resiliency fund. City staff recommended focusing initial investments on highest‑priority cesspools and proposed flexibility in how city and external projects split the fund; council language was amended to allow up to 50% of fund dollars to go to outside grants and loans.
Honolulu — The Budget Committee discussed Bill 15, a proposal to create a dedicated climate‑resiliency fund to support city projects and grants to community partners. The Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resilience told the committee it supports a split of funding between internal city projects and external grants and suggested a flexible “up to 50%” cap for outside awards to allow priorities to shift year‑to‑year.
Ben Sullivan, executive director of the city’s Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resilience, advised the committee to prioritize “priority 1” cesspools first because state data show only a subset of the island’s cesspools have the highest impact on nearshore water quality. Sullivan said…
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