(a) Planning for the State’s facility systems in general shall be directed towards achievement of the objective of water, transportation, sustainable development, climate change adaptation, sea level rise adaptation, waste disposal, and energy and telecommunication systems that support statewide social, economic, and physical objectives.
(b) To achieve the general facility systems objective, it shall be the policy of this State to:
(1) Accommodate the needs of Hawaii’s people through coordination of facility systems and capital improvement priorities in consonance with state and county plans.(2) Encourage flexibility in the design and development of facility systems to promote prudent use of resources and accommodate changing public demands and priorities.(3) Ensure that required facility systems can be supported within resource capacities and at reasonable cost to the user.(4) Pursue alternative methods of financing programs and projects and cost-saving techniques in the planning, construction, and maintenance of facility systems.(5) Identify existing and planned state facilities that are vulnerable to sea level rise, flooding impacts, and natural hazards.(6) Assess a range of options to mitigate the impacts of sea level rise to existing and planned state facilities.
