HGG Green Funding & Priority Legislation Objective for 2012-2014

Hawai'i Green Growth advocates and lobbies for passage of green funding mechanisms and other HGG priority legislation that advance sustainability and support tangible progress for two or more sectors and HGG targets.
By fiscal year 2015 the goal is to secure long-term increases* of at least:

• $11 million/year for at least 10 years for DLNR's the "Rain Follows the Forest"
• $4 million/year for DLNR's invasive species management
• $8 million/year to DOA for food security & agricultural development
• $8 million/year to DBEDT's clean energy initiative
• $1.2 million/year for DOH's oil spill response

*Increases will be gauged from FY12 budget as baseline