BWS: Honolulu Board of Water SupplyBFS: Department of Budget and Fiscal ServicesCCSR: Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and ResiliencyDDC: Department of Design and ConstructionDEM: Department of Emergency ManagementDES: Department of Enterprise ServicesDFM: Department of Facility MaintenanceDHR: Department of Human ResourcesDLM: Department of Land ManagementDPR: Department of Parks and RecreationDPP: Department of Planning and PermittingDTS: Department of Transportation Services ENV: Department of Environmental Services HESD: Honolulu Emergency Services Department HFD: Honolulu Fire Department MAY: Mayors Office MDO: Managing Directors Office OER: Office of Economic RevitalizationMOCA: Mayors Office of Culture andOHPC: O'ahu Historic Preservation Commission DHHL: Department of Hawaiian Home LandsDLM: Department of Land ManagementDLNR: Department of Land and Natural ResourcesDOA: Department of Agriculture DOE: Department of Education DOH: Department of Health HI-EMA: Hawaii Emergency Management Agency OACA: O'ahu Agriculture and Conservation AssociationOHA: Office of Hawaiian Affairs OIBC: O'ahu Island Burial Council ORCD: O'ahu Resource Conservation and DevelopmentSHPD: State Historic Preservation Division UH: University of Hawaii UH-CTAHR: UH- College of Tropical Ag and Human ResourcesUH-ISR: UH- Institute for Sustainability and ResilienceUHSG: UH- Sea Grant EPA: Environmental Protection Agency DOE: Department of Energy FEMA: Federal Emergency Management AgencyNHO: Native Hawaiian Organization NWS: National Weather Services USACE: U.S Army Corp of Engineers USDA: U.S. Department of AgricultureWBSIDA: Waikiki Beach Special Improvement DistrictMLC: Malama Learning Center MLEF: Malama Loko Ea Foundation TFHF: Trees for Honolulus Future HCF: Hawaii Community Foundation MHHW: Mean Higher High Water SLR: Sea Level Rise Adaptation Pathway: A planning approach for identifying, assessing, and sequencing climate change adaptation options over time based on future predictions of climate hazards.Adaptive Capacity: The ability to manage and thrive in the face of climate-driven impactsAhupua'a: Land division usually extending from the uplands to the sea so called because the boundary was marked by a heap (ahu) of stones surmounted by an image of a pig (pua?a)Aquifer: A body of porous rock or sediment filled with groundwater.Capital Improvement Projects (CIP): Any major improvement to City facilities and infrastructure, including construction of new buildings, major renovations to existing buildings, and repair or maintenance projects to any public infrastructure. Cesspool: Large holes underground that store and discharge raw, untreated human waste.Clean Water and Natural Lands Fund: A fund for acquiring real estate or land in the City and County of Honolulu for the purpose of protecting watershed health; preserving forests, beaches, coastal areas,buffer zones, and agricultural lands; maintaing access to beaches and mountains for outdoor recreation and education; preserving historic or culturally important land areas and sites; and conserving land to reduce erosion, floods, landslides, and runoff. Climate Adaptation: Taking action to prepare for and adjust to both the current and projected impacts of climate changeClimate Adaptation Strategy: A suite of goals, strategies, and actions for addressing current and projected impacts of climate change that are informed risk and vulnerability assessments, climate science, and community priorities.Climate Change: Changes in global and regional climate patterns due to human-caused increased levels of atmospheric greenhouse gases, most notably from the burning of fossil fuels.Climate Equity: Taking actions to address unequal burdens within communities that are made worse by climate change, while ensuring that all people share the benefits of climate adaptation efforts in a way that amplifies the strengths and abilities of vulnerable populations to respond and thrive in the presence of climate hazards. Climate-smart agriculture: Climate-smart agriculture is an approach to help the people who manage agricultural systems respond effectively to climate change. This approach pursues the triple objectives of sustainably increasing productivity and incomes, adapting to climate change and reducing greenhouse gas emissions where possible.Coastal Conservancy: A non-regulatory agency charged with protecting and improving coastal areas, through land management and nature-based solutionsCoastal Erosion: The process by which local sea level rise, strong wave action, and coastal flooding wear down or carry away rocks, soils, and/or sands along the coast. Community Based Organizations: A public or private nonprofit organization that supports and/or represents a community through engagement, education, and other related efforts to strengthen community well-being. Critical Infrastructure: Network of highways, connecting bridges and tunnels, utilities and buildings necessary to maintain normalcy in daily life, such as access to electricity and water. Downzoning: A change in the zoning laws for a particular area that decreases the amount or types of development and/or land uses that can take place in that zone.Flash Flooding: Flooding that occurs within minutes to hours of heavy rainfall. Because it develops rapidly, flash floods are dangerous and may seriously threaten life and property.Firewise Communities Program: A nationwide program that helps communities adapt to living with wildfires by encouraging neighbors to work together and take action now to prevent losses.Frontline Communities: Communities that are disproportionately exposed and vulnerable to health threats, climate-based disruptions, and economic dislocation and that have fewer resources, capacity, safety nets, or politica lagency to respond to and withstand those risks.Hazard Annex: An emergency operations plan that describe procedures, actions, roles, and responsiblities for managing the impacts of a specific hazard type. Houselessness: Families or individuals who have a primary nighttime residence that is a public or private place not designed for, or ordinarily used as, a regular sleeping accommodation for human beings, including beaches, parks, automobiles, and streets.Iwi Kupuna: Native Hawaiian ancestral remainsGrey Water: Non-potable water, also known as water unsafe for human consumption, from showers, bathroom sinks, clothes washers, and bathtubs. Managed Retreat: Shifting development inland from the coast either by the physical movement of structures or changing the restrictions and management of coastal areasNon-potable Water: Water that does not meet drinking water standards set by the Department of Health and not meant for human consumption.One Water: A strategy that integrates the management of stormwater, wastewater, groundwater, sea water, freshwater, graywater, and recycled water in order to promote collaboration and create financial efficiencies for present and future water needs.Potable Water: Drinking water that meets the drinking standards set by the Department of HealthPublic-Private Partnership: A long-term partnership between a government and private sector institution(s), usually created for a specific projectRecycled Water: Recycled water is wastewater that has been treated to a level suitable for industrial processing, irrigation and other non-drinking uses. Resilience: The capacity of individuals, communities, institutions, businesses and systems within a city to survive, adapt and thrive no matter what kinds of chronic stresses or acute shocks they encounterResilience Hub: Community-led or operated physical spaces (usually an existing building) used to help communities meet many different resilience needs and goalsRetrofit: Making changes to an existing building to protect it from climate hazards like flooding, high winds, or heat.Sea Level Rise: The increase in average Global Sea Levels, primarily due to climate-related ice melt and warmer waters causing thermal expansion. Shoreline Setback: The distance that a structure or improvement to existing structure must be located landward as measured from the shoreline, which stands at 60 feet plus 70 times the annual coastal erosion rate up to a maximum setback of 130 feet on O'ahu.Social Cohesion: The extent of connectedness among groups in a community rooted in the sense of belonging and the relationships among members within the community itself.Social Vulnerability: Social vulnerability considers certain socioeconomic, housing, transportation, and other variables that can be stressors to better plan for a communitys capacity to prepare for and respond to environmental shocks such as hurricanes, sea-level rise, or extreme heat.Sustainability: The ability to create harmony between natural and man-made systems to serve the needs of present generations without jeopardizing the needs of future generations or damaging nature beyond recovery. Transfer of Development Rights: A zoning technique used to permanently protect land with conservation value (such as farmland, community open space, or other natural or cultural resources) by redirecting development that would otherwise occur on this land (the sending area) to an area planned to accommodate growth and development (the receiving area).Watershed: A catch-basin or drainage basin for rain that funnels water into stream beds that either join other stream beds or go straight out to the ocean. Wetland: Areas that are inundated or saturated by surface or groundwater at a frequency and duration sufficient to support vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas. (see comment ->)Climate Vulnerability: How strongly a sytem is likely to be negatively affected by climate changeVulnerable Populations: Populations more vulnerable to climate change including, but not limited to low-income communities, geographically isolated communities, women, immigrants, Native Hawaiians, older adults, children, people with disabilities, outdoor workers, individuals experiencing houselessness.
Office of Climate Change, Sustainability and Resiliency
Climate Ready O'ahu- City Department Review
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O'ahu is a growing and changing island with a rich history behind us and a bright future ahead. Over the past 18 months, the City and County of Honolulu and participating community members collectively created this comprehensive climate adaptation strategy that outlines actions for adapting to sea-level rise, increasing temperatures, and other climate risks. This Plan will guide the City and County of Honolulu's policies, budgets, growth, and direction for the next generation and beyond.
Introduction: Climate Adaptation and Climate Hazards
As the climate changes, we’ve become more and more familiar with its impacts here at home. Our top climate hazards are sea level rise, increasing temperatures, decreasing precipitation, flash flooding, and hurricanes. Oʻahu residents have experienced warmer summers and winters, fewer trade winds, more extreme Kona Lows and King Tides, less predictable rain patterns, and disappearing sandy shorelines.
Climate Equity & Community Voices
Climate equity begins with recognizing and addressing unequal burdens within communities that are made worse by climate change. Equity was a priority in the development of Climate Ready Oʻahu through robust stakeholder engagement across the whole island.
Empowered and Prepared People
A Climate Ready Oʻahu is one where all people are empowered with the knowledge, tools, and resources to prepare for climate impacts. This section shares 4 strategies and 15 actions related to the people that work, play, and live here on Oʻahu.
Safeguarded and Stewarded Aina
A Climate Ready Oʻahu is one where connections between people and native ecosystems are cultivated so the ʻāina is safeguarded for generations to come. This section shares 4 strategies and 20 actions to ensure ʻāina remains healthy and accessible to all.
Safe and Reliable Infrastructure
A Climate Ready O‘ahu is one where infrastructure keeps residents safe from climate hazards at home, at work, and everywhere in between. This section shares 4 strategies and 22 actions to ensure that our infrastructure is able to handle various climate hazards.
Adapting Together: A Call to Action
We are committed to future collaboration between the City and County of Honolulu, community-based organizations, businesses, residents, and visitors to implement this plan successfully. As we set forth on this transformative path, we call upon every individual and entity on Oʻahu to take action.
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