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Staff proposes updated Hawaii Water Plan framework framed by He Mele No Kane and new planning requirements
Summary
Commission staff outlined a proposed revision to the 1999 Hawaii Water Plan framework to improve usability, require climate‑scenario planning, add a cultural framing (He Mele No Kane), provide checklists and clearer requirements for component plans, and set a public process to adopt the updated framework by fall 2025.
Commission staff presented a draft update to the Hawaii Water Plan framework on Feb. 18, proposing a reorganization and new requirements intended to make the plan more usable to agencies and the public and to integrate climate, cultural and public‑trust considerations.
Katie Roth (planning program manager) told commissioners the existing framework dates to 2000 and has not been substantially revised; staff will propose a more user‑friendly document with graphics, a checklist for plan preparers, explicit requirements (rather than optional “recommendations”), and a chapter summarizing the…
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