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Kauaʻi Mayor signs proactive law that regulates development in areas prone to sea level rise

Accepted submission by Anonymous Coward at 2022-10-20 02:36:48 from the Kaua’i is actually paying attention to science … dept.
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https://kauainownews.com/2022/10/18/kauaʻi-mayor-signs-proactive-law-that-regulates-development-in-areas-prone-to-sea-level-rise/ [kauainownews.com]

Mayor Derek S. K. Kawakami signed into law a proactive bill that amends construction design standards to incorporate expected sea level rise impacts – making Kaua‘i one of the first counties in the nation to enact development regulations based on scientific modeling projections.

“Today is truly a historic day as I sign this bill into law,” Mayor Kawakami said in a news release.


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