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Hawai‘i 2050 involved more than 10,000 citizens at statewide community meetings, in board rooms and union halls, through polls and surveys, and at public hearings, listening to their hopes, aspirations and concerns about Hawai‘i’s future and compiling them into its Sustainability Plan. Hawai‘i 2050 was the most comprehensive and citizens-based planning effort in 30 years.

The Legislature decided that Hawai‘i 2050 needed further review to better determine how the plan would best be implemented and acted upon and gave the UH Social Sciences Public Policy Center the task to evaluate the plan’s action items, long-range policies and governance recommendations. 

To assist PPC’s efforts, Hawai‘i 2050 is asking a total of more than 3,000 organizations including nonprofits to fill out its online “mapping” survey at http://edev3.socialsciences.hawaii.edu/Hawaii2050/mapping/ by Sept. 8. The mapping survey will help build an inventory of sustainability organizations, projects and activities throughout the state.

Hawai‘i 2050 salutes community groups and efforts like Kanu Hawaii, the Sustainability Living Institute of Maui and the Hawaii Island Sustainability Festival that educate and promote sustainable living and values; efforts to buy and grow Hawaii-made produce and food products; governments adopting smart sustainability practices, ranging from recycling, waste-to-energy treatment, promoting water conservation, and advancing aggressive renewable energy initiatives; and companies that are conducting energy audits and retrofitting their facilities to maximize energy efficiency.

“We believe the concept of sustainability is here to stay, and we must make every effort to advance this important movement,” said State Senator Russell Kokubun, chair of the task force, who invites anyone with questions to contact him or Dr. Sharon Miyashiro at sharonmi@hawaii.edu or (808) 956-7070.