Greenhouse Gas Sequestration Task Force Members
Task Force Chair:
- Director of the Office of Planning and Sustainable Development or Director’s Designee.
Task Force Members:
- Chairperson of the Board of Agriculture or the Chairperson’s Designee;
- Chairperson of the Board of Land and Natural Resources or the Chairperson’s Designee;
- Director of Transportation or the Director’s Designee;
- Deputy Director of the Department of Health’s Environmental Health Administration or the Deputy Director’s Designee;
- State Sustainability Coordinator;
- Director of the Environmental Law Program at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa William S. Richardson School of Law;
- Administrator of the Division of Forestry and Wildlife within the Department of Land and Natural Resources or the Administrator’s Designee;
- One member who is also a member of the Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission;
- One researcher from the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa;
- One extension agent from the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa;
- Member appointed by the Mayor of the City and County of Honolulu;
- Member appointed by the Mayor of Hawaiʻi County;
- Member appointed by the Mayor of Kauaʻi County;
- Member appointed by the Mayor of Maui County;
- Four members jointly selected and invited to participate by the President of the Hawaiʻi State Senate and the Speaker of the Hawaiʻi State House of Representatives, of which two members shall be selected from an environmental nonprofit organization, and two members shall be selected from an agricultural or ranching association; and
- Task Force Members may recommend to the Task Force additional members with appropriate specialized expertise subject to approval by the Chairperson.