Requests the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Education to create a long-term program to expand tree-canopy coverage across.

The bill requests the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Education to establish a formal, long-term collaborative program to expand, equitably distribute, and sustain tree-canopy coverage across public schools statewide. The program aims to address rising heat in Hawaii, which threatens student health and limits outdoor-learning opportunities. Currently, only twenty-one percent of elementary schools meet the recommended thirty-percent tree-canopy coverage.

Requests the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Education to create a long-term program to expand tree-canopy coverage across.

The bill requests the Department of Land and Natural Resources and Department of Education to establish a formal, long-term collaborative program to expand, equitably distribute, and sustain tree-canopy coverage across public schools statewide. The program aims to address rising heat in Hawaii, which threatens student health and limits outdoor-learning opportunities. Currently, only twenty-one percent of elementary schools meet the recommended thirty-percent tree-canopy coverage.