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HRS §223-2

State office must create a growth policy

The office of planning and sustainable development must create a quality growth policy. The policy must consider environmental impacts, short- and long-term effects, resource use, and alternatives. It must also set a framework for growth and land use, with state objectives and limits.

state agencies

The statute, as written — Quality growth policy

The office of planning and sustainable development shall develop a quality growth policy based upon the following considerations: (1) An examination of the environmental impact of proposed urban development; (2) The relationship between short-term and long-term environmental quality; (3) Any irretrievable commitment of resources through urban development; and (4) Alternatives available to minimize adverse environmental effects as balanced against economic development of the State. The quality growth policy shall include a comprehensive policy framework for directing growth and land use and shall identify State growth objectives and specific operational constraints to further such objectives.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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