Bill Text: HI HCR59 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Urging The Board Of Education To Create Guidelines For Incorporation Of Climate Change Education Into The Curriculum Of Hawaii's Public Schools.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2017-04-07 - Referred to EDU/AEN . [HCR59 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2017-HCR59-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.C.R. NO.	59
TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

 

Urging the board of education to create guidelines for incorporation of climate change education into the curriculum of hawaii's public schools.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, climate change is a human created problem; and

 

     WHEREAS, hotter air increases evaporation and a warmer atmosphere can hold more water and intensify weather; and

 

     WHEREAS, marine life is migrating to the north and south poles due to warmer water, affecting local food sources and economies, etc.; and

 

     WHEREAS, some coastal cities will flood due to sea level rise; and

 

     WHEREAS, marine ecosystems will be negatively affected; and

 

     WHEREAS, higher temperatures will cause drought and fires; and

 

     WHEREAS, use of fossil fuels creates CO2, endangering our atmosphere; and

 

     WHEREAS, warmer waters will stress corals and allow allergens to grow, killing coral; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Arctic Ocean will be ice-free before the mid-century; and

 

     WHEREAS, climate change may allow for increased mosquito breeding and increased disease; and

     WHEREAS, sea levels may rise one to three feet by 2100; and

 

     WHEREAS, rising sea levels due to climate change can cause flooding and erosion along coastal areas; and

 

     WHEREAS, more droughts brought on by climate change will reduce freshwater sources; and

 

     WHEREAS, Greenland has lost between 150 and 250 cubic kilometers of snow and ice; and

 

     WHEREAS, the warming temperatures of oceans are causing coral to bleach; and

 

     WHEREAS, the younger generations are experiencing the effects of climate change, and education on the topic will assist them in adapting, as well as encouraging them to think about solutions; and

 

     WHEREAS, Act 286, passed in 2012, addresses the need for climate change education; and

 

     WHEREAS, there are currently no guidelines for teachers regarding the incorporation of climate change education into the current curriculum; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-ninth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2017, the Senate concurring, that the Board of Education is urged to create guidelines for the incorporation of climate change education into the curriculum of Hawaii's public schools; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Education.

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title:

Urging the Board of Education to create guidelines for incorporation of climate change education into the curriculum of Hawaii's public schools