{"id":19134,"date":"2023-07-10T13:59:59","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T17:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/?post_type=article&#038;p=19134"},"modified":"2024-05-30T22:55:32","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T02:55:32","slug":"hawaii","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/es\/article\/composting-for-community\/hawaii","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u2019i \u2013 Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force"},"template":"","class_list":["post-19134","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-state-policy","initiatives-composting-for-community","topics-agriculture","topics-climate-change","topics-infrastructure","impact_areas-climate-and-environmental-justice","impact_areas-food-security","impact_areas-resilient-cities-and-metros","authors-sophia-jones"],"acf":{"details":{"featured_image":"","background_color":"tan","article_type":[36],"initiative":15,"display_event_fields":false,"start_date":null,"end_date":null,"start_time":null,"end_time":null,"time_zone":"America\/New_York","virtual_event":false,"location":"","topics":[50,62,89],"impact_areas":[16,18,22],"abstract":"In June 2018, Hawai\u2019i\u2019s Governor Ige signed HB 2182 into law as \u201cAct 15,\u201d establishing a permanent Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force in the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development. Act 15 repealed Act 33 (2017), replacing the Carbon Farming Task Force with the new Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force (GHGSTF). The GHGSTF is made up of 19 members, representing state and local government, universities and extension programs, environmental nonprofits, agricultural\/ranching associations, and other relevant appointees.","authors_tax":[629]},"sidebar":{"title":"\u00cdndice"},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"In June 2018, Hawai\u2019i\u2019s Governor Ige signed HB 2182 into law as \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitol.hawaii.gov\/session2018\/bills\/GM1115_.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Act 15<\/a>,\u201d establishing a permanent <a href=\"https:\/\/planning.hawaii.gov\/ghgstf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force<\/a> in the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development. Act 15 repealed Act 33 (2017), replacing the Carbon Farming Task Force with the new Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force (GHGSTF). The GHGSTF is made up of 19 members, representing state and local government, universities and extension programs, environmental nonprofits, agricultural\/ranching associations, and other relevant appointees.\r\n\r\nAct 15 also established a statewide target to both adapt to climate change and mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by sequestering more GHGs than the state produces by 2045:\r\n<h6>\u201cThis chapter establishes the framework for the State to:<\/h6>\r\n<h6>(1) Adapt to the inevitable impacts of global warming and climate change, including rising sea levels, temperatures, and other risk factors; and<\/h6>\r\n<h6>(2) Mitigate its greenhouse gas emissions by sequestering more atmospheric carbon and greenhouse gases than the State produces as quickly as practicable, but no later than 2045.\u201d<\/h6>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Goals and Tasks<\/h2>\r\nThe Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force (GHGSTF) aims to align Hawai\u2019i\u2019s climate initiative goals with the state\u2019s clean energy and carbon sequestration efforts. The mandated tasks include:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Establish a greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions baseline as well as short- and long-term GHG sequestration benchmarks;<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify criteria to measure GHG sequestration that may be used to create a certification program for practices that generate agricultural and GHG benefits;<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify policies that would promote increased GHG sequestration and build healthy soils;<\/li>\r\n \t<li><b>\u201cIdentify ways to increase the generation and use of compost in Hawai\u2018i to build healthy soils\u201d;<\/b><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Identify policies to add trees and vegetation in urban areas to mitigate high temperatures and increase climate resiliency;<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Make recommendations to the legislature and governor regarding measures to increase climate resiliency, build healthy soils, provide greenhouse gas benefits, or cool urban areas;<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Develop incentives and funding mechanisms for these practices; and<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Provide research, education, and technical support.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Community Composters Get Involved<\/h2>\r\nThe GHGSTF <a href=\"https:\/\/planning.hawaii.gov\/ghgstf\/agendas-and-minutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">held meetings<\/a> biannually until 2020, every three months in 2021, and now meets every other month in 2022. In their <a href=\"https:\/\/planning.hawaii.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/GHGSTF-18-Aug-2021-minutes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">August 2021 meeting<\/a>, the task force welcomed Chantal Chung, Project Manager of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/maonacommunitygarden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">M\u0101\u2018ona Community Garden<\/a>, to give a <a href=\"https:\/\/planning.hawaii.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/Presentation-by-Ma%E2%80%98ona-Community-Garden.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">presentation<\/a> on the greenhouse gas sequestration and community benefits of waste diversion through vermicomposting. M\u0101\u2018ona Community Garden is a member of ILSR\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/ilsr.org\/es\/composting\/community-composter-coalition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Coalici\u00f3n de compostadores comunitarios<\/a>, a coalition of over 200 community-oriented composter organizations. Ms. Chung underscored the need for increased funding opportunities and investment into composting in addition to supportive legislation, a sentiment that was echoed by Task Force member Makale\u02bba Ane.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Outcomes<\/h2>\r\nThe task force is set to present a preliminary report to the legislature and climate change mitigation and adaptation commission no later than 20 days before the convening of Hawai\u2019i\u2019s 2023 legislative session, and will submit a final report no later than 20 days before the convening of the 2024 legislative session.\r\n\r\nDuring their <a href=\"https:\/\/planning.hawaii.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/22-03-16-Meeting-Minutes.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">March 16th 2022 meeting<\/a>, the task force formed three Permitted Interaction Groups (PIGs), one on agriculture, one covering aquaculture and marine use, and one on urban green infrastructure, to research and report on their respective scopes in preparation for the preliminary report. Both the agriculture PIG and the urban green infrastructure PIG are tasked with identifying and making recommendations to increase the generation and use of compost.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>Other Healthy Soils Legislation in Hawai\u2019i<\/h2>\r\nA few other bills on composting as related to healthy soils and carbon sequestration passed the Hawai\u2019i legislature and were enrolled to the Governor in May 2022, as follows:\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Healthy Soils Program \u2013 Vetoed by the Governor<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitol.hawaii.gov\/session2022\/bills\/SB2989_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB2989<\/a> was a bill establishing a Healthy Soils Program that was enrolled to the Governor May 2022. The Healthy Soils Program requires the Department of Agriculture to offer education, technical assistance, and grants to help farmers implement healthy soils practices. $500,000 was appropriated to support this bill.\r\n\r\nThe Healthy Soils Program would:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\">Create a statewide soil health assessment<\/li>\r\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\">Provide education and technical assistance to farmers<\/li>\r\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\">Establish healthy soils standards based on the findings of the GHGSTF (created by Act 15)<\/li>\r\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\">Provide financial incentives to encourage on-farm healthy soils practices<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\nThe Act was set to take effect on July 1, 2022 but was vetoed by the Governor.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Allowing Composting in Agricultural Districts \u2013 Passed<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitol.hawaii.gov\/session2022\/bills\/HB1992_CD1_.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HB1992<\/a> facilitates composting by making it a newly permissible activity within agricultural districts. The Hawai\u2019i legislature recognized the soil health, agricultural, and climate benefits of allowing composting in agricultural districts.\r\n\r\nThis bill amended Hawai\u2019i\u2019s definition of agriculture to now include composting, as follows:\r\n<h6>\u201cComposting and co-composting operations; provided that operations that process their own green waste and do not require permits from the department of health shall use the finished composting product only on the operation\u2019s own premises to minimize the potential spread of invasive species.\u201d<\/h6>\r\nThe bill was passed on June 27, 2022.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h3>Farmer Apprentice Mentoring Program \u2013 passed<\/h3>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitol.hawaii.gov\/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&amp;billnumber=3197&amp;year=2022\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SB3197<\/a> appropriates $300,000 toward a farmer mentorship program to help new farmers learn soil health best practices from mentor farmers. Since composting is considered a best practice, this program can promote composting and assist with monitoring of newly permitted operations.\r\n\r\nKristine Kubat, executive director of <a href=\"https:\/\/recyclehawaii.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Recycle Hawaii<\/a>, shares an optimistic perspective on this bill\u2019s potential to support quality on-farm composting: \u201cEventually we want farmers to be able to take in materials and also share them with the community, but this will take ongoing monitoring to prevent the spread of invasive species and pathogens. So this bill is a way to introduce that level of care into Hawaii\u2019s composting sector, and support its expansion beyond the limits of HB1992.\u201d\r\n\r\nThis bill took effect July 12, 2022.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n<h2>M\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n:<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/planning.hawaii.gov\/ghgstf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GHGSTF Overview<\/a> \u2013 Hawaii Office of Planning and Sustainable Development<\/li>\r\n \t<li aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capitol.hawaii.gov\/session2018\/bills\/GM1115_.PDF\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawai\u2019i Act 15 bill text <\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\u2014\r\n\r\nOriginal post from June 14, 2022\r\n\r\nUpdated: July 10, 2023","":null,"settings":""}}]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hawai\u2019i \u2013 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