Annual report on Oahu tourism sustainability progress

(a) The office shall issue an annual report on the Oahu visitor industry's sustainability efforts and progress toward reducing solid waste, energy consumption, fossil fuel usage, and water waste, and encouraging multi-modal transportation options. The executive may consult with other government and private entities in order to produce the report. (b) The content and metrics of the report in subsection (a) will be determined by the executive in consultation with a visitor industry stakeholder advisory group based on internationally accepted best practices and be updated periodically as best practices evolve. The stakeholder advisory group shall include but not be limited to one member from each of the following organizations: The Hawaii Tourism Authority, the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association, the Sustainable Tourism Association of Hawaii, and the Oahu Visitor's Bureau. The report may include, but not be limited to, the following: (1) Identifying industry stakeholders and forms of engagement; (2) Setting parameters for information gathered; (3) Identifying key topics to report; (4) Documenting organization management approaches to relevant topics, including organization policies and practices, commitments, goals, and (short, medium, and long-term targets); (5) Identifying risks and opportunities for various organizations; (6) Defining performance-based reporting for material topics, which may include subjects such as energy and water consumption; (7) Developing content management procedures and structure to support the accuracy and ease of overall sustainability reporting; and (8) Setting goals and targets, and transparently reporting on progress toward meeting them. (c) Tourism-related entities shall respond to annual requests from the executive for information on solid waste generation, energy consumption, fossil fuel use, and water use. For the purposes of this annual report, the executive shall determine relevant tourism-related entities from the lodging, transportation, activity, and other tourism-related sectors.