SCR 132 Hawaii Senate · 2025 Regular Session

ENCOURAGING THE ADOPTION OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE UNITED NATIONS GLOBAL PLASTICS TREATY AND RAPA NUI SUMMIT DECLARATION TO ADDRESS CLIMATE JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT.

SCR 132 is a non-binding Senate Concurrent Resolution encouraging Hawaii to adopt recommendations from the United Nations Global Plastics Treaty and the Rapa Nui Summit Declaration. It highlights specific goals like phasing out single-use plastics (e.g., bags, straws, polystyrene containers) and reducing plastic packaging by 30% over 12 years (with 10% by 2027), without creating new legal requirements. The resolution focuses on promoting circular economy practices, supporting waste pickers, and integrating traditional Pacific knowledge, but does not mandate state action or affect specific entities.

Issues: ✓ Environment

Bill status passed both 4 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Apr 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action Apr 15, 2025

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MODERATE

The bill was reformatted from a traditional legislative document structure to a digital template format, with the page header information removed and replaced with metadata fields. The substantive policy text remains unchanged, addressing climate justice and plastic pollution through the UN Global Plastics Treaty and Rapa Nui Summit Declaration.

TECHNICAL

Removed traditional page headers, page numbers, and document metadata that were part of the original printed format

Added digital metadata fields including author names, timestamps, and document revision information

Reorganized document structure from traditional Senate Concurrent Resolution format to a template-based layout with metadata at the top

SCOPE

All substantive policy language regarding plastic pollution, climate justice, and treaty recommendations remains identical to the original version

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This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Apr 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Resolution adopted in final form.

upper

Apr 15, 2025

Introduced

Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 723).

upper

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Adopted with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Garcia, Pierick, Shimizu voting no (3) and none excused (0).

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported from EEP (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2099), recommending adoption.

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

The committee on EEP recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 4 Ayes: Representative(s) Lowen, Perruso, Kahaloa, Kusch; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Quinlan.

lower

Apr 4, 2025

Committee

Referred to EEP, referral sheet 28

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Introduced

Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 510) in amended form (SD 1).

lower

Apr 3, 2025

Upper · Passed

Report and Resolution Adopted as amended (SD1). Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 2 (Senator(s) Awa, DeCorte). Transmitted to House.

upper

Apr 2, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported from TCA/AEN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1631) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on AEN recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in AEN were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Gabbard, Richards, DeCoite, Rhoads; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Awa.

upper

Mar 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in TCA were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Lee, C., Elefante, Kanuha, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Inouye.

upper

Mar 28, 2025

Upper · Passed

The committee(s) on TCA/AEN has scheduled a public hearing on 03-31-25 1:01PM; Conference Room 224 & Videoconference.

upper

Mar 12, 2025

Committee

Referred to TCA/AEN.

upper

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

Offered.

upper

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors