Quality growth policy
HRS §223-2
in effect223-2. 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.
[L 1972, c 45, §2; am L 1993, c 213, §2; am L 1996, c
299, §3; am L 2021, c 153, §8]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol04_Ch0201-0257/HRS0223/HRS_0223-0002.htmFetched: 11/10/2026