Title
BILL 160 (2025), AUTHORIZING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR THE WAI MAOLI: FRESH WATER INITIATIVE (WAI-19)
Description
The Committee is in receipt of Bill 160 (2025), entitled “A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU BOARD OF WATER SUPPLY, THE COUNTY OF HAWAI‘I DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY, THE COUNTY OF KAUA‘I DEPARTMENT OF WATER SUPPLY, THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I DEPARTMENT OF LAND AND NATURAL RESOURCES, THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, AND THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, FOR THE WAI MAOLI: FRESH WATER INITIATIVE.” Bill 160’s purpose is to authorize the Mayor to enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the listed governmental entities for the Wai Maoli: Fresh Water Initiative to assist in the integrated planning and implementation of fresh-water projects promoting water supply reliability in Hawai‘i.
Status
The Committee may consider whether to recommend passage of Bill 160 (2025) on first reading, with or without revisions. The Committee may also consider the filing of Bill 160 (2025) and other related action.