Hawaii SB2372 establishes criteria for designating exceptional and significant trees, and creates county and state arborist advisory committees to.

Hawaii SB2372 amends Chapter 58 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes to establish criteria for designating exceptional and significant trees. It creates county and state arborist advisory committees to oversee the protection of these trees. The bill outlines various criteria for designating exceptional trees, including ecological, environmental, sociocultural, economic, botanical, historical, and religious values. County arborist advisory committees will have powers and duties to designate exceptional trees, provide special review before their destruction, and enact protective regulations.

Hawaii SB2372 establishes criteria for designating exceptional and significant trees, and creates county and state arborist advisory committees to.

Hawaii SB2372 amends Chapter 58 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes to establish criteria for designating exceptional and significant trees. It creates county and state arborist advisory committees to oversee the protection of these trees. The bill outlines various criteria for designating exceptional trees, including ecological, environmental, sociocultural, economic, botanical, historical, and religious values. County arborist advisory committees will have powers and duties to designate exceptional trees, provide special review before their destruction, and enact protective regulations.