Climate Change Goal: We ensure a just transition to a climate resilient island by addressing the causes and impacts of climate change through incorporating equitable climate mitigation and adaptation priorities into policies, programs, infrastructure, and decision-making. 

Climate Change Objectives: 

• Ensure that climate actions are equitable and uplift historically marginalized and disadvantaged communities. 
• Achieve net carbon neutrality by 2045
• Improve the identification of climate change threats, assessment of potential consequencese, and evaluatio of adaptation options.

Climate Change

Collaborative Environmental Stewardship Goal: Our natural and cultural resources are thriving and sustainably managed, preserved, and restored to maintain our unique and diverse environment. 

Collaborative Environmental Stewardship Objectives: 

• Increase the biodiversity and resilience of native habitats
• Preserve the health of the watersheds by improving water quality and reducing runoff
• Increase direct community restoration and collaborative efforts
• The historical integrity, character, scenic assets, and open spaces of our communities are protected, restored, and treated as unique assets with significant social and economic value and managed in perpetuity
• Protect, restore, and enhance our communities' unique scenic character

Environmental Stewardship

Transportation Goal: Each community is connected by a multimodal and modernized transportation network that provides a system for safe, efficient, and good comfortable movement of people and goods. 

Transportation Objectives: 

• Achieve a transportation system that is consistent with and will accomodate planned growth
• Increase transportation connectivity 
• Increase mass transit ridership by 50% 
• Reduce vehicle miles traveled (VMT)
• Achieve a tranportation system that employs all modes of transportation at a community scale
• Incorporate green infrastructure to reduce stormwater runoff
• Increase transportation safety for transportation's most vulnerable users and reduce traffic fatalities
• Adequately maintain public transportation systems
• Improve accessibility to airports, harbor systems, and support facilties 

Transportation

Public Utilties Goal: Our communities are adequately served by sustainable and efficient public infrastructure, utilities, and services based on existing and future growth needs, sound design principles, and effective maintenace practices. 

Public Utilities Objectives: 

• Improve the efficiency, reliability, and sustainability of essential infrastructure systems 
• Strive towards energy self-sufficiency 
• Advance policies, programs, and initiatives for public and/or private investment in broadband 
• Increase the protection of existing and potential sources of drinking water 
• Planned and developed municipal sewer capacity is expanded to serve our Urban Growth Areas 
• Increase green infrastructure practices

Public Utilities

Economic Goals: (1) Our economy is diverse, regenerative, and innovative, improving and maintaining the financial wellbeing of our residents with a focus to increase local economic opportunities. (2) Agriculture is a robust, diversified sector that achieves food security and includes a broad range of agricultural-based businesses that highlight value. (3) A high quality of life for residents is maintained when a regenerative visitor industry balances the preservation of natural and cultural resources with responsible visitation. 

Economic Objectives: 

• Improve access at all levels for education and training 
• Increase the growth and health of small businesses 
• Incorporate resiliency, diversity, and innovation in County programs, plans, and research 
• Increase access to land for active food production
• Increase interagency coordination, programs, and policy initiatives that improve local agriculture infrastructure
• Support the visitor industry investment in the connection with communities, the ʻāina, and our historic and multicultural heritage
• Increase authentic Hawaiʻi Island visitor experiences 

Economy

Housing Goal: Residents have access to adequate and affordable hosuing to meet the needs of the population an dprovide equitable opportunities for household flexibility and mobility.

Housing Objectives: 

• Increase the number and variety of newly constructed housing units for rent and sale 
• Monitor, conserve, and improve the existing housing stock 
• Prioritize providing quality affordable housing for Hawaiʻi's residents 

Housing