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Message from the Chair
Aloha!

On behalf of the Hawai‘i 2050 Sustainability Task Force, it is with great pleasure
that we submit for your review the Hawai‘i 2050 Sustainability Plan. This
document embodies the expressed thoughts, opinions and values of
communities across our islands. The Hawai‘i 2050 Sustainability Plan is truly the
“people’s plan.”

The Hawai‘i 2050 Sustainability Task Force believed steadfastly that the Hawai‘i
2050 Sustainability Plan should reflect the will and sentiments of its citizenry.
Our outreach has been extensive and rigorous. Three rounds of statewide
meetings drew thousands of residents. We conducted two statistically sound
general population surveys. We met with county planning directors, policy
makers, and experts, as well as dozens of youth, community, business,
environmental, labor and other stakeholders and organizations. In total, more
than 10,500 participants provided input to Hawai‘i 2050.

The Hawai‘i 2050 Sustainability Task Force has learned that the overwhelming
majority of people in Hawai‘i want a balanced approach to Hawai‘i’s future, where
economic, social and environmental goals are in balance. Our citizens inherently
recognize that these three pillars of our society are interdependent. We want a
vibrant, diversified economy; a healthy quality of life that is grounded in a multi-
ethnic culture and Kanaka Maoli values; and healthy natural resources..

The “triple bottom line” concept – where our economic, community and
environmental goals are in balance – is the foundation of the Hawai‘i 2050
Sustainability Plan. It is the Task Force’s hope that this approach will guide all of
us as we collectively determine the preferred long-term future of our state.

Sincerely,

SENATOR RUSSELL S. KOKUBUN
Chair

‘A‘ohe hana nui ke alu ‘ia.
No task is too big when done together by all.



-Mary Kawena Pukui, ‘Ōlelo No‘eau - Hawaiian Proverbs and Political Sayings, Bishop Museum Press, 1983.



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