Hawai'i Green Growth: Sustainability Measures Objective 2012-2014

Hawai'i Green Growth's objective is to develop practical, public statewide sustainability measures and a public-private partnership committed to shared targets, action, indicators and accountability.

Coordinated and institutionalized sustainability indicators help move the needle in the right direction by providing a tangible mechanism to measure progress, maintain accountability and provide transparency. This will benefit and empower key decision makers, state and county government, private sector leaders and Hawai'i residents who all have an important role in working towards sustainability goals.

Indicators are an invaluable resource to the state and counties to:

• Evaluate implementation strategies
• Identify critical gaps and drivers (e.g. funding, policies, capacity to implement, etc.)
• Highlight achievements and entrepreneurial/partnership opportunities
• Justify funding requests and rationale for policy change to support successful strategies and address gaps.