Priority guidelines and principles to promote sustainability shall include:

(1) Encouraging balanced economic, social, community, and environmental priorities;

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 226-108

  • Ahupuaa: means a traditional native Hawaiian resource and behavioral management system that ensures respect for the air, land, water, and other scarce natural resources that make life sustainable from the mountains to the sea. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 226-2
  • Guidelines: means a stated course of action which is desirable and should be followed unless a determination is made that it is not the most desirable in a particular case; thus, a guideline may be deviated from without penalty or sanction. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 226-2
  • Sustainability: means achieving the following:

    (1) Respect of the culture, character, beauty, and history of the State's island communities;

    (2) Striking a balance between economic, social, community, and environmental priorities; and

    (3) Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 226-2

(2) Encouraging planning that respects and promotes living within the natural resources and limits of the State;
(3) Promoting a diversified and dynamic economy;
(4) Encouraging respect for the host culture;
(5) Promoting decisions based on meeting the needs of the present without compromising the needs of future generations;
(6) Considering the principles of the ahupuaa system; and
(7) Emphasizing that everyone, including individuals, families, communities, businesses, and government, has the responsibility for achieving a sustainable Hawaii.

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