Table of Contents
Background and Origins of Hawai‘i 2050
How did Hawaii 2050 come about?
Hawaii at crossroads
Before Hawaii 2050
Critical Concepts
What Is Sustainability? – The People’s Definition
Goals, Strategic Actions and IndicatorsPriority Actions and Intermediate Steps
Hawaii 2050 Sustainability Plan
How did Hawai‘i 2050 come about?
The 2005 Legislature expressed its belief that government is responsible not only for resolving daily and pressing issues and public needs, but also for providing guidance to assure that the preferred future of our state is met. Recognizing that present and subsequent generations must address sustainability issues essential to Hawai‘i’s quality of life, the Legislature enacted Act 8 (SSLH 2005), which provided for the development of a sustainability plan to address the vital needs of Hawai‘i through the year 2050.Act 8 established the Hawai‘i 2050 Sustainability Task Force (hereinafter “Task Force”) to review the Hawai‘i State Plan and the State’s comprehensive planning system, and it required the Office of the Auditor to create the Hawai‘i 2050 Sustainability Plan (hereinafter “Hawai‘i 2050”).
Specifically, the purpose of Act 8 is to:
- Establish a Hawai‘i 2050 Sustainability Task Force to review the Hawai‘i State Plan and other fundamental components of community planning, and to develop recommendations on creating the Hawai‘i 2050 Sustainability Plan; and
- Require the auditor to prepare the Hawai‘i 2050 Sustainability Plan to define and implement state goals, objectives, policies and priority guidelines, incorporating some or all of the recommendations of the Hawai‘i 2050 Sustainability Task Force to aid in the future long-term development of the state.
The twenty-five member Task Force has a mix of public and private sector representatives with a diverse range of experience. Its members include representatives appointed by or representing the Governor, Speaker of the House, Senate President, the Mayors of the counties of Hawai‘i, Kaua‘i, Maui and Honolulu, the director of the Office of Planning, the University of Hawai‘i Department of Urban & Regional Planning, and the State Auditor.
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