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1	1	THE SENATE S.B. NO. 785 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2023 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT relating to sustainable development goals. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
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47	47	SECTION 1. The legislature finds, as declared in the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016, that "[w]e must undertake profound transformations in how human societies live on Earth, with particular attention to making our patterns of production and consumption more sustainable. We must recognize that human health and well-being depend on healthy ecosystems. We must recognize that every form of life has value regardless of its worth to humans." The State has been a leader in conservation efforts for decades through its commitment to environmental and sustainability policies. In the 1970s, the State enacted the state environmental policy, codified as chapter 344, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as a mechanism to set environmental goals. While comprehensive, it lacked measurable indicators and enforcement means. The State's understanding of the challenges facing the natural environment worldwide have changed remarkably since the 1970s and the laws enacted in the State in recent decades have served as a starlight for other jurisdictions and set a global example on how to adopt policies on sustainability. More recently, several approaches to sustainability have emerged in the State, including the Aloha+ Challenge, former Governor David Ige's sustainable Hawaii initiative, and other initiatives inspired by the Malama Honua Worldwide Voyage and Malama Hawaii. In July 2014, the State launched the Aloha+ Challenge: He Nohona Aeoia, A Culture of Sustainability, a statewide commitment to sustainability, with the leadership of the governor, four county mayors, office of Hawaiian affairs, legislature, and Hawaii Green Growth public-private partners across the State. The Aloha+ Challenge builds on the State's history of systems thinking, Hawaiian culture and values, and successful track record on sustainability to outline six ambitious goals to be achieved by 2030: (1) Clean energy: Achieve seventy per cent clean energy, with forty per cent from renewables and thirty per cent from efficiency; (2) Local food: At least double local food production for local consumption; (3) Natural resource management: Reverse the trend of natural resource loss mauka to makai by increasing freshwater security, watershed protection, community-based marine management, invasive species control, and restoration of native species; (4) Waste reduction: Reduce the solid waste stream prior to disposal by seventy per cent through source reduction, recycling, bioconversion, and landfill diversion methods; (5) Smart sustainable communities: Increase livability and resilience in the built environment through planning and implementation at the state and county levels; and (6) Green workforce and education: Increase local green jobs and education to implement these goals. To increase the efforts of the Aloha+ Challenge, former Governor Ige launched the sustainable Hawaii initiative in 2016, which included five goals: (1) Double local food production by 2020; (2) Implement Hawaii's interagency biosecurity plan by 2027; (3) Protect thirty per cent of the highest priority watersheds by 2030; (4) Manage thirty per cent of nearshore ocean waters by 2030; and (5) Achieve one hundred per cent renewable energy in electricity by 2045. According to the updated Hawaii 2050 sustainability plan dated June 2021, Act 151, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019, extended the goal of doubling local food production from 2020 to 2030. In May of 2014, Hokulea began a three-year voyage across the world's oceans carrying the message of Malama Honua to care for the earth. Building on the legacy of the Polynesian way finders, the Hokulea Worldwide Voyage inspired actions of conservation across the Hawaiian islands and beyond, resulting in the connection of a lei of aloha around the globe. At the global level, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016, and the Paris Climate Agreement have been adopted to guide global efforts. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise known as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, were born at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in 2012; came into force in 2015; and are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. The seventeen SDGs are interconnected and work in the spirit of partnership and pragmatism to make the right choices now to improve life, in a sustainable way, for future generations. They provide a clear framework for action to guide countries in accordance with their own priorities and the environmental challenges of the world at large. They tackle the root causes of poverty and unite us to make a positive change for both people and planet. Dealing with the threat of climate change impacts how the State manages fragile natural resources, achievement of gender equality and better health care to eradicate poverty and fostering peace and inclusive societies will reduce inequalities and help economies prosper. The SDGs are voluntary commitments to make the world a better and more prosperous place. In September 2016, over ten thousand leaders from government, civil society, indigenous communities, faith and spiritual traditions, the private sector, and academia gathered in Hawaii for a meeting of the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress. Delegates to the Congress adopted the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments to achieve the transformation required to promote a "Culture of Conservation". The Hawaii Commitments consist of seven identified challenges and proposed solutions, including: (1) Linking spirituality, religion, culture, and conservation; (2) Engaging and empowering youth; (3) The challenge of sustaining the global food supply and conserving nature; (4) The challenge of preserving the health of the world ocean; (5) The challenge of ending wildlife trafficking; (6) The challenge of engaging with the private sector; and (7) The challenge of climate change. The Hawaii Commitments build on the Paris Climate Agreement and the SDGs to allow different global voices to come together and find common ground in the spirit of partnership, collaboration, and sustainability. In 2018, then-Governor Ige issued Executive Order No. 18‑06, which directed all state agencies to implement practices to assist the State in achieving the United Nations SDGs. Additionally, four counties have expressed support for the SDGs. The county of Maui in particular has adopted Resolution No. 18-18, which states that the county "supports the Hawaii state senate's efforts to enact legislation to attain the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals". In order for Hawaii to continue to serve as a starlight for the rest of the world in setting policies on sustainability and to serve as global leader on issues of conservation and sustainability, it is essential that the State demonstrate its full commitment to its own policies and goals as well as the goals set on the international stage at United Nations conferences and summits on sustainability. In particular, the legislature has identified seven of the United Nations SDGs that are most immediately vital to the State: good health and well‑being; quality education; decent work and economic growth; sustainable cities and communities; responsible consumption and production; peace, justice, and strong institutions; and the formation of partnerships for the SDGs. Therefore, the purpose of this Act is to codify the State's commitment to conservation, sustainability, and economic development by including the seventeen United Nations SDGs and indicators, with references to existing state sustainability programs, in the Hawaii Revised Statutes. SECTION 2. Chapter 226, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows: "§226- Sustainable development goals. In pursuance of the State's sustainability goals, and notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all agencies shall, insofar as practicable, take action to assist the State in achieving the following sustainable development goals and indicators by 2030 unless otherwise indicated in this section: (1) Goal 1. No poverty. End poverty in all its forms everywhere. (A) Eradicate extreme poverty for all people in Hawaii, currently established at a family of four living on less than $89 a day; (B) Reduce, at least by half, the number of all persons in the State living below the federal poverty level; (C) Implement appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and achieve substantial social protections of the poor and the vulnerable; (D) Ensure that all people, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology, and financial services, including microfinance; and (E) Build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social, and environmental shocks and disasters. (2) Goal 2. Zero hunger. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture. (A) End hunger and ensure access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food all year round to all people in Hawaii, particularly the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants; (B) End all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under five years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent teenagers, pregnant and lactating individuals, and older persons; (C) Double local food production by 2030 and double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, native Hawaiians, family farmers, pastoralists, and fishers, by actions including the secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment; (D) Increase seafood security throughout Hawaiian waters through an improved understanding of current capacity, active fishpond restoration, restoration of nearshore fish populations, and improvement in sustainable production, distribution, and consumption practices; (E) Ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production; help maintain ecosystems; strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters; and progressively improve land and soil quality; (F) By 2024, maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants, and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the state and local levels, and promote access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, as internationally agreed; (G) Increase investment in rural infrastructure, agricultural research and extension services, technology development, and plant and livestock gene banks; and (H) Adopt measures to ensure the proper functioning of food commodity markets and their derivatives and facilitate timely access to market information, including on food reserves, in order to help limit extreme food price volatility. (3) Goal 3. Good health and well-being. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages. (A) Ensure the state maternal mortality ratio of less than ten per one hundred thousand live births; (B) End preventable deaths of newborns and children under five years of age, with all counties aiming to ensure that the neonatal mortality rate is at least as low as four per one thousand live births and the under-five mortality rate is at least as low as six per one thousand live births; (C) End the epidemics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), tuberculosis, and neglected tropical diseases; and combat hepatitis, mumps, rat lung worm disease, dengue fever, water-borne diseases, and other communicable diseases; (D) Reduce by one-third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being; (E) Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug and alcohol abuse; (F) Halve the number of fatalities and injuries from road traffic accidents within the State; (G) Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services, including family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into state programs; (H) Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection; access to quality essential health care services; and access to safe, effective, quality, and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all people in Hawaii; (I) Substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water, and soil pollution and contamination; (J) Substantially reduce tobacco use within the State; (K) Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training, and retention of the health workforce in the State, particularly in rural areas; and (L) Strengthen the capacity of all counties for early warning, risk reduction, and management of national and global health risks. (4) Goal 4. Quality education. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. (A) Ensure that all children complete and have access to equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes; (B) Ensure that all children have access to quality early childhood development, care, and pre-school education to prepare them for primary education; (C) Ensure equal access for all persons to affordable and quality technical, vocational, and tertiary education, including university; (D) Substantially increase the number of people who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment and for entrepreneurship, and develop young leaders for careers in the conservation and natural resource management fields in Hawaii through internships, fellowships, training, and networking opportunities; (E) Engage and empower youth to connect with nature, take action to support conservation, and work for the planet, pursuant to the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016, and ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship, and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture's contribution to sustainable development; (F) Advance environmental and cultural literacy via broad-based partnerships for grassroots capacity building; (G) Eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, native Hawaiians, and children in vulnerable situations; (H) Substantially increase the literacy rate of all persons in the State; (I) Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability, and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive, and effective learning environments for all; (J) Substantially expand the number of scholarships available statewide for enrollment in higher education, including vocational training, information and communications technology, and technical, engineering, and scientific programs; and (K) Substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers. (5) Goal 5. Gender equality. Achieve gender equality and empower all individuals. (A) End all forms of discrimination against all individuals in Hawaii; (B) Eliminate all forms of violence against all individuals in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation; (C) Eliminate all harmful practices against individuals, such as child and forced marriages and female genital mutilation; (D) Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure, and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family; (E) Ensure each individual's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic, and public life; and (F) Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights. (6) Goal 6. Clean water and sanitation. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. (A) Achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all; (B) Achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all; (C) Improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, reducing the proportion of untreated wastewater, and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse statewide; (D) Substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity; (E) Implement integrated water resources management at all levels in line with the goals of the sustainable Hawaii initiative, Aloha+ Challenge, and World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016; (F) Protect thirty per cent of priority watersheds, pursuant to the sustainable Hawaii initiative, and restore water-related ecosystems, including watersheds, mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers, and lakes; (G) Expand statewide cooperation and capacity-building support to the counties in water- and sanitation-related activities and programs, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, and recycling and reuse technologies; and (H) Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management. (7) Goal 7. Affordable and clean energy. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all. (A) Ensure universal access to affordable, reliable, and modern energy services; (B) Achieve seventy per cent clean energy, with forty per cent from renewable energy sources and thirty per cent from efficiency, pursuant to the goals of the Aloha+ Challenge; (C) Achieve one hundred per cent renewable energy in electricity by 2045, pursuant to the goals of the sustainable Hawaii initiative; (D) Enhance statewide cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology; and (E) Expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all. (8) Goal 8. Decent work and economic growth. Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth; full and productive employment; and work for all. (A) Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and at least one per cent gross domestic product growth per annum; (B) Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading, and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labor-intensive sectors; (C) Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, job creation in high paying sectors, entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of green jobs and enterprises, including through access to financial services; (D) Improve progressively state resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavor to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation in line with the goals of the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016; (E) Achieve full and productive employment for all individuals, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value; (F) Substantially reduce the proportion of youth who are not employed and increase the proportion of youth who are receiving an education or enrolled in a job or skill training program; (G) Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labor, end modern slavery and human trafficking, and secure the prohibition and elimination of child labor; (H) Protect labor rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular migrants, and those in precarious employment; (I) Devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products; and (J) Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance, and financial services for all. (9) Goal 9. Industry, innovation, and infrastructure. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation. (A) Develop quality, reliable, sustainable, and resilient infrastructure to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all; (B) Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and significantly raise industry's share of employment and gross domestic product; (C) Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets; (D) Upgrade and develop infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes; (E) Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors statewide, including encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers, and public and private research and development spending; (F) Support local technology development, research, and innovation, including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for industrial diversification and value addition to commodities; and (G) Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet. (10) Goal 10. Reduced inequalities. (A) Progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom forty per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average; (B) Empower and promote the social, economic, and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion, or economic or other status; (C) Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies, and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies, and action in this regard; (D) Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage, and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality; and (E) Facilitate orderly, safe, regular, and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies. (11) Goal 11. Sustainable cities and communities. Make cities and communities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable. (A) Ensure access for all to adequate, safe, and affordable housing and basic services; (B) Provide access to safe, affordable, accessible, and sustainable transport systems for all, and improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, all individuals, children, persons with disabilities, and older persons; (C) Increase livability and resilience in the built environment through planning and implementation at the state and county levels, pursuant to the goals of the Aloha+ Challenge; (D) Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard Hawaii's cultural and natural heritage by linking spirituality, religion, culture, and conservation to cultivate a culture of conservation, pursuant to the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016; (E) Significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses caused by disasters with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations; (F) Reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by giving heightened attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management in line with the goals of the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016; (G) Provide universal access to safe, inclusive, and accessible, green and public spaces, for all individuals, children, older persons, and persons with disabilities; (H) Support positive economic, social, and environmental links between urban and rural areas by strengthening development planning consistent with the goals of the sustainable Hawaii initiative, Aloha+ Challenge, and World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016; and (I) Substantially increase the number of cities and towns adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans toward inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement holistic disaster risk management at all levels. (12) Goal 12. Responsible consumption and production. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. (A) Achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources; (B) Reverse the trend of natural resource loss mauka to makai by increasing freshwater security, watershed protection, community-based marine management, invasive species control, and restoration of native species as established by the goals of the Aloha+ Challenge; (C) Conduct management-driven, comprehensive resource baseline assessments around every island in Hawaii; (D) Increase food security by improving the cost efficiency of food production, reducing food loss in the distribution chain, decreasing the waste of food, changing food consumption preferences, and ensuring that water resources are managed sustainably, pursuant to the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016; (E) Reduce by fifty per cent the per capita statewide food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses; (F) Achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle and significantly reduce their release to air, water, and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment; (G) Reduce the solid waste stream prior to disposal by seventy per cent through source reduction, recycling, bioconversion, and landfill diversion methods, pursuant to the goals of the Aloha+ Challenge; (H) Encourage companies to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle; (I) Promote sustainable public procurement practices; (J) Ensure that all persons have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature; and (K) Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products. (13) Goal 13. Climate action. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts. (A) Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters statewide in line with the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016; (B) Integrate climate change measures into state policies, strategies, and planning; and (C) Improve education, raise awareness, and increase human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning, pursuant to the goals of the Aloha+ Challenge. (14) Goal 14. Life below water. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development. (A) Prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including plastics, marine debris, and nutrient pollution; (B) Sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts and take action for their restoration through on-the-ground efforts via public-private, community-based partnerships in order to: (i) Improve ocean-related enforcement by enhancing state capacity to create more effective and streamlined adjudication processes; (ii) Increase the amount of sufficiently and effectively managed nearshore waters throughout the State to allow for healthy fisheries and habitats; (iii) Increase the amount of communities that are formally and actively managing marine resources statewide; (iv) Secure appropriate levels of support for agencies for critical natural resource initiatives, and devise and implement a means by which to manage resources statewide that enables increased funding to the State for improved fisher data, stock assessments, enforcement, and ocean user education; and (v) Incorporate climate adaptation measures into the majority of county planning and permitting processes; (C) Effectively manage thirty per cent of nearshore ocean water, pursuant to the goals of the sustainable Hawaii initiative, and remove or prevent threat material, including sediment, invasive species, and marine debris, from entering nearshore marine habitats; (D) By 2024, effectively regulate harvesting, end overfishing, illegal, unreported, unregulated, and destructive fishing practices; and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics; (E) By 2024, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies that contribute to overcapacity and overfishing; eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; and refrain from introducing new such subsidies; (F) Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels; (G) Conserve at least thirty per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with state, national, and international law and based on the best available scientific information; (H) Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity, and transfer marine technology to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity; and (I) Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets. (15) Goal 15. Life on land. Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems; sustainably manage forests; combat desertification; and halt and reverse land degradation and biodiversity loss. (A) Ensure the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their uses; (B) Promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests, and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation statewide; (C) Combat desertification; restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought, and floods; and strive to achieve neutrality of land-degradation worldwide; (D) Ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development; (E) Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources; (F) Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity, and protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species, pursuant to the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016; (G) Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address the demand and supply of illegal wildlife products; (H) Implement Hawaii's interagency biosecurity plan by 2027, pursuant to the goals of the sustainable Hawaii initiative; (I) Integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into state and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies, and accounts; and (J) Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to advance conservation and reforestation. (16) Goal 16. Peace, justice, and strong institutions. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels. (A) Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates statewide; (B) End abuse, exploitation, trafficking, and all forms of violence and torture against individuals; (C) Enforce the rule of law at all levels and ensure equal access to justice for all; (D) Significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets, and combat all forms of organized crime; (E) Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms; (F) Develop effective, accountable, and transparent institutions at all levels; (G) Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory, and representative decision-making at all levels; (H) Broaden and strengthen the participation of citizens in the institutions of state and local governance; (I) Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms; and (J) Strengthen relevant state institutions to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime. (17) Goal 17. Partnerships for the goals. Strengthen the means of implementation. (A) Encourage and promote effective public, public-private, and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships; (B) Mobilize additional financial resources from multiple sources; (C) Significantly increase investment in conservation action from both public and private sector sources, consistent with the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016; (D) Enhance cooperation regarding access to science, technology, and innovation; and enhance knowledge-sharing on mutually agreed terms; (E) Promote the development, transfer, dissemination, and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies; (F) Strengthen domestic resource mobilization to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection; (G) Enhance macroeconomic stability statewide, including through policy coordination and policy coherence; (H) Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development; (I) Respect each agency's policy jurisdiction and leadership to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development; (J) Enhance capacity-building support to significantly increase the availability of high-quality, timely, and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location, and other relevant characteristics; and (K) Build on existing initiatives to develop measurements of progress on sustainable development with regard to gross domestic product." SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored. SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval. INTRODUCED BY: _____________________________
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49	49	SECTION 1. The legislature finds, as declared in the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016, that "[w]e must undertake profound transformations in how human societies live on Earth, with particular attention to making our patterns of production and consumption more sustainable. We must recognize that human health and well-being depend on healthy ecosystems. We must recognize that every form of life has value regardless of its worth to humans." The State has been a leader in conservation efforts for decades through its commitment to environmental and sustainability policies. In the 1970s, the State enacted the state environmental policy, codified as chapter 344, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as a mechanism to set environmental goals. While comprehensive, it lacked measurable indicators and enforcement means. The State's understanding of the challenges facing the natural environment worldwide have changed remarkably since the 1970s and the laws enacted in the State in recent decades have served as a starlight for other jurisdictions and set a global example on how to adopt policies on sustainability. More recently, several approaches to sustainability have emerged in the State, including the Aloha+ Challenge, former Governor David Ige's sustainable Hawaii initiative, and other initiatives inspired by the Malama Honua Worldwide Voyage and Malama Hawaii.
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51	51	In July 2014, the State launched the Aloha+ Challenge: He Nohona Aeoia, A Culture of Sustainability, a statewide commitment to sustainability, with the leadership of the governor, four county mayors, office of Hawaiian affairs, legislature, and Hawaii Green Growth public-private partners across the State. The Aloha+ Challenge builds on the State's history of systems thinking, Hawaiian culture and values, and successful track record on sustainability to outline six ambitious goals to be achieved by 2030:
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53	53	(1) Clean energy: Achieve seventy per cent clean energy, with forty per cent from renewables and thirty per cent from efficiency;
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55	55	(2) Local food: At least double local food production for local consumption;
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57	57	(3) Natural resource management: Reverse the trend of natural resource loss mauka to makai by increasing freshwater security, watershed protection, community-based marine management, invasive species control, and restoration of native species;
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59	59	(4) Waste reduction: Reduce the solid waste stream prior to disposal by seventy per cent through source reduction, recycling, bioconversion, and landfill diversion methods;
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61	61	(5) Smart sustainable communities: Increase livability and resilience in the built environment through planning and implementation at the state and county levels; and
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63	63	(6) Green workforce and education: Increase local green jobs and education to implement these goals.
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65	65	To increase the efforts of the Aloha+ Challenge, former Governor Ige launched the sustainable Hawaii initiative in 2016, which included five goals:
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67	67	(1) Double local food production by 2020;
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71	71	(3) Protect thirty per cent of the highest priority watersheds by 2030;
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73	73	(4) Manage thirty per cent of nearshore ocean waters by 2030; and
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75	75	(5) Achieve one hundred per cent renewable energy in electricity by 2045.
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77	77	According to the updated Hawaii 2050 sustainability plan dated June 2021, Act 151, Session Laws of Hawaii 2019, extended the goal of doubling local food production from 2020 to 2030.
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79	79	In May of 2014, Hokulea began a three-year voyage across the world's oceans carrying the message of Malama Honua to care for the earth. Building on the legacy of the Polynesian way finders, the Hokulea Worldwide Voyage inspired actions of conservation across the Hawaiian islands and beyond, resulting in the connection of a lei of aloha around the globe.
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81	81	At the global level, the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016, and the Paris Climate Agreement have been adopted to guide global efforts. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise known as the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, were born at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro in 2012; came into force in 2015; and are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity. The seventeen SDGs are interconnected and work in the spirit of partnership and pragmatism to make the right choices now to improve life, in a sustainable way, for future generations. They provide a clear framework for action to guide countries in accordance with their own priorities and the environmental challenges of the world at large. They tackle the root causes of poverty and unite us to make a positive change for both people and planet.
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83	83	Dealing with the threat of climate change impacts how the State manages fragile natural resources, achievement of gender equality and better health care to eradicate poverty and fostering peace and inclusive societies will reduce inequalities and help economies prosper. The SDGs are voluntary commitments to make the world a better and more prosperous place.
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85	85	In September 2016, over ten thousand leaders from government, civil society, indigenous communities, faith and spiritual traditions, the private sector, and academia gathered in Hawaii for a meeting of the International Union for Conservation of Nature World Conservation Congress. Delegates to the Congress adopted the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments to achieve the transformation required to promote a "Culture of Conservation". The Hawaii Commitments consist of seven identified challenges and proposed solutions, including:
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87	87	(1) Linking spirituality, religion, culture, and conservation;
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89	89	(2) Engaging and empowering youth;
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91	91	(3) The challenge of sustaining the global food supply and conserving nature;
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93	93	(4) The challenge of preserving the health of the world ocean;
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95	95	(5) The challenge of ending wildlife trafficking;
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97	97	(6) The challenge of engaging with the private sector; and
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99	99	(7) The challenge of climate change.
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101	101	The Hawaii Commitments build on the Paris Climate Agreement and the SDGs to allow different global voices to come together and find common ground in the spirit of partnership, collaboration, and sustainability.
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103	103	In 2018, then-Governor Ige issued Executive Order No. 18‑06, which directed all state agencies to implement practices to assist the State in achieving the United Nations SDGs. Additionally, four counties have expressed support for the SDGs. The county of Maui in particular has adopted Resolution No. 18-18, which states that the county "supports the Hawaii state senate's efforts to enact legislation to attain the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals".
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105	105	In order for Hawaii to continue to serve as a starlight for the rest of the world in setting policies on sustainability and to serve as global leader on issues of conservation and sustainability, it is essential that the State demonstrate its full commitment to its own policies and goals as well as the goals set on the international stage at United Nations conferences and summits on sustainability. In particular, the legislature has identified seven of the United Nations SDGs that are most immediately vital to the State: good health and well‑being; quality education; decent work and economic growth; sustainable cities and communities; responsible consumption and production; peace, justice, and strong institutions; and the formation of partnerships for the SDGs.
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107	107	Therefore, the purpose of this Act is to codify the State's commitment to conservation, sustainability, and economic development by including the seventeen United Nations SDGs and indicators, with references to existing state sustainability programs, in the Hawaii Revised Statutes.
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109	109	SECTION 2. Chapter 226, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
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111	111	"§226- Sustainable development goals. In pursuance of the State's sustainability goals, and notwithstanding any law to the contrary, all agencies shall, insofar as practicable, take action to assist the State in achieving the following sustainable development goals and indicators by 2030 unless otherwise indicated in this section:
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113	113	(1) Goal 1. No poverty. End poverty in all its forms everywhere.
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115	115	(A) Eradicate extreme poverty for all people in Hawaii, currently established at a family of four living on less than $89 a day;
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117	117	(B) Reduce, at least by half, the number of all persons in the State living below the federal poverty level;
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119	119	(C) Implement appropriate social protection systems and measures for all, including floors, and achieve substantial social protections of the poor and the vulnerable;
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121	121	(D) Ensure that all people, in particular the poor and the vulnerable, have equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to basic services, ownership and control over property, inheritance, natural resources, appropriate new technology, and financial services, including microfinance; and
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123	123	(E) Build the resilience of the poor and those in vulnerable situations and reduce their exposure and vulnerability to climate-related extreme events and other economic, social, and environmental shocks and disasters.
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125	125	(2) Goal 2. Zero hunger. End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition, and promote sustainable agriculture.
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127	127	(A) End hunger and ensure access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food all year round to all people in Hawaii, particularly the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants;
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129	129	(B) End all forms of malnutrition, including achieving, by 2025, the internationally agreed targets on stunting and wasting in children under five years of age, and address the nutritional needs of adolescent teenagers, pregnant and lactating individuals, and older persons;
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131	131	(C) Double local food production by 2030 and double the agricultural productivity and incomes of small-scale food producers, in particular women, native Hawaiians, family farmers, pastoralists, and fishers, by actions including the secure and equal access to land, other productive resources and inputs, knowledge, financial services, markets and opportunities for value addition and non-farm employment;
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133	133	(D) Increase seafood security throughout Hawaiian waters through an improved understanding of current capacity, active fishpond restoration, restoration of nearshore fish populations, and improvement in sustainable production, distribution, and consumption practices;
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135	135	(E) Ensure sustainable food production systems and implement resilient agricultural practices that increase productivity and production; help maintain ecosystems; strengthen capacity for adaptation to climate change, extreme weather, drought, flooding and other disasters; and progressively improve land and soil quality;
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137	137	(F) By 2024, maintain the genetic diversity of seeds, cultivated plants, and farmed and domesticated animals and their related wild species, including through soundly managed and diversified seed and plant banks at the state and local levels, and promote access to and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge, as internationally agreed;
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139	139	(G) Increase investment in rural infrastructure, agricultural research and extension services, technology development, and plant and livestock gene banks; and
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141	141	(H) Adopt measures to ensure the proper functioning of food commodity markets and their derivatives and facilitate timely access to market information, including on food reserves, in order to help limit extreme food price volatility.
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143	143	(3) Goal 3. Good health and well-being. Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages.
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145	145	(A) Ensure the state maternal mortality ratio of less than ten per one hundred thousand live births;
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147	147	(B) End preventable deaths of newborns and children under five years of age, with all counties aiming to ensure that the neonatal mortality rate is at least as low as four per one thousand live births and the under-five mortality rate is at least as low as six per one thousand live births;
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149	149	(C) End the epidemics of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), tuberculosis, and neglected tropical diseases; and combat hepatitis, mumps, rat lung worm disease, dengue fever, water-borne diseases, and other communicable diseases;
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151	151	(D) Reduce by one-third premature mortality from non-communicable diseases through prevention and treatment and promote mental health and well-being;
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153	153	(E) Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug and alcohol abuse;
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155	155	(F) Halve the number of fatalities and injuries from road traffic accidents within the State;
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157	157	(G) Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services, including family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into state programs;
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159	159	(H) Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection; access to quality essential health care services; and access to safe, effective, quality, and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all people in Hawaii;
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161	161	(I) Substantially reduce the number of deaths and illnesses from hazardous chemicals and air, water, and soil pollution and contamination;
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163	163	(J) Substantially reduce tobacco use within the State;
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165	165	(K) Substantially increase health financing and the recruitment, development, training, and retention of the health workforce in the State, particularly in rural areas; and
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167	167	(L) Strengthen the capacity of all counties for early warning, risk reduction, and management of national and global health risks.
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169	169	(4) Goal 4. Quality education. Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.
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171	171	(A) Ensure that all children complete and have access to equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes;
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173	173	(B) Ensure that all children have access to quality early childhood development, care, and pre-school education to prepare them for primary education;
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175	175	(C) Ensure equal access for all persons to affordable and quality technical, vocational, and tertiary education, including university;
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177	177	(D) Substantially increase the number of people who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment and for entrepreneurship, and develop young leaders for careers in the conservation and natural resource management fields in Hawaii through internships, fellowships, training, and networking opportunities;
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179	179	(E) Engage and empower youth to connect with nature, take action to support conservation, and work for the planet, pursuant to the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016, and ensure that all learners acquire the knowledge and skills needed to promote sustainable development, sustainable lifestyles, human rights, gender equality, promotion of a culture of peace and non-violence, global citizenship, and appreciation of cultural diversity and of culture's contribution to sustainable development;
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181	181	(F) Advance environmental and cultural literacy via broad-based partnerships for grassroots capacity building;
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183	183	(G) Eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, native Hawaiians, and children in vulnerable situations;
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185	185	(H) Substantially increase the literacy rate of all persons in the State;
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187	187	(I) Build and upgrade education facilities that are child, disability, and gender sensitive and provide safe, non-violent, inclusive, and effective learning environments for all;
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189	189	(J) Substantially expand the number of scholarships available statewide for enrollment in higher education, including vocational training, information and communications technology, and technical, engineering, and scientific programs; and
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191	191	(K) Substantially increase the supply of qualified teachers.
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193	193	(5) Goal 5. Gender equality. Achieve gender equality and empower all individuals.
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195	195	(A) End all forms of discrimination against all individuals in Hawaii;
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197	197	(B) Eliminate all forms of violence against all individuals in the public and private spheres, including trafficking and sexual and other types of exploitation;
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199	199	(C) Eliminate all harmful practices against individuals, such as child and forced marriages and female genital mutilation;
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201	201	(D) Recognize and value unpaid care and domestic work through the provision of public services, infrastructure, and social protection policies and the promotion of shared responsibility within the household and the family;
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203	203	(E) Ensure each individual's full and effective participation and equal opportunities for leadership at all levels of decision-making in political, economic, and public life; and
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205	205	(F) Ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights.
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207	207	(6) Goal 6. Clean water and sanitation. Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
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209	209	(A) Achieve universal and equitable access to safe and affordable drinking water for all;
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211	211	(B) Achieve access to adequate and equitable sanitation and hygiene for all;
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213	213	(C) Improve water quality by reducing pollution, eliminating dumping and minimizing release of hazardous chemicals and materials, reducing the proportion of untreated wastewater, and substantially increasing recycling and safe reuse statewide;
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215	215	(D) Substantially increase water-use efficiency across all sectors and ensure sustainable withdrawals and supply of freshwater to address water scarcity;
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217	217	(E) Implement integrated water resources management at all levels in line with the goals of the sustainable Hawaii initiative, Aloha+ Challenge, and World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016;
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219	219	(F) Protect thirty per cent of priority watersheds, pursuant to the sustainable Hawaii initiative, and restore water-related ecosystems, including watersheds, mountains, forests, wetlands, rivers, aquifers, and lakes;
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221	221	(G) Expand statewide cooperation and capacity-building support to the counties in water- and sanitation-related activities and programs, including water harvesting, desalination, water efficiency, wastewater treatment, and recycling and reuse technologies; and
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223	223	(H) Support and strengthen the participation of local communities in improving water and sanitation management.
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225	225	(7) Goal 7. Affordable and clean energy. Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all.
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227	227	(A) Ensure universal access to affordable, reliable, and modern energy services;
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229	229	(B) Achieve seventy per cent clean energy, with forty per cent from renewable energy sources and thirty per cent from efficiency, pursuant to the goals of the Aloha+ Challenge;
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231	231	(C) Achieve one hundred per cent renewable energy in electricity by 2045, pursuant to the goals of the sustainable Hawaii initiative;
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233	233	(D) Enhance statewide cooperation to facilitate access to clean energy research and technology, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, and advanced and cleaner fossil-fuel technology, and promote investment in energy infrastructure and clean energy technology; and
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235	235	(E) Expand infrastructure and upgrade technology for supplying modern and sustainable energy services for all.
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237	237	(8) Goal 8. Decent work and economic growth. Promote sustained, inclusive, and sustainable economic growth; full and productive employment; and work for all.
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239	239	(A) Sustain per capita economic growth in accordance with national circumstances and at least one per cent gross domestic product growth per annum;
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241	241	(B) Achieve higher levels of economic productivity through diversification, technological upgrading, and innovation, including through a focus on high-value added and labor-intensive sectors;
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243	243	(C) Promote development-oriented policies that support productive activities, job creation in high paying sectors, entrepreneurship, creativity, and innovation, and encourage the formalization and growth of green jobs and enterprises, including through access to financial services;
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245	245	(D) Improve progressively state resource efficiency in consumption and production and endeavor to decouple economic growth from environmental degradation in line with the goals of the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016;
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247	247	(E) Achieve full and productive employment for all individuals, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value;
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249	249	(F) Substantially reduce the proportion of youth who are not employed and increase the proportion of youth who are receiving an education or enrolled in a job or skill training program;
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251	251	(G) Take immediate and effective measures to eradicate forced labor, end modern slavery and human trafficking, and secure the prohibition and elimination of child labor;
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253	253	(H) Protect labor rights and promote safe and secure working environments for all workers, including migrant workers, in particular migrants, and those in precarious employment;
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255	255	(I) Devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products; and
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257	257	(J) Strengthen the capacity of domestic financial institutions to encourage and expand access to banking, insurance, and financial services for all.
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259	259	(9) Goal 9. Industry, innovation, and infrastructure. Build resilient infrastructure, promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and foster innovation.
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261	261	(A) Develop quality, reliable, sustainable, and resilient infrastructure to support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on affordable and equitable access for all;
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263	263	(B) Promote inclusive and sustainable industrialization and significantly raise industry's share of employment and gross domestic product;
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265	265	(C) Increase the access of small-scale industrial and other enterprises to financial services, including affordable credit, and their integration into value chains and markets;
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267	267	(D) Upgrade and develop infrastructure and retrofit industries to make them sustainable, with increased resource-use efficiency and greater adoption of clean and environmentally sound technologies and industrial processes;
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269	269	(E) Enhance scientific research, upgrade the technological capabilities of industrial sectors statewide, including encouraging innovation and substantially increasing the number of research and development workers, and public and private research and development spending;
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271	271	(F) Support local technology development, research, and innovation, including by ensuring a conducive policy environment for industrial diversification and value addition to commodities; and
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273	273	(G) Significantly increase access to information and communications technology and strive to provide universal and affordable access to the Internet.
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275	275	(10) Goal 10. Reduced inequalities.
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277	277	(A) Progressively achieve and sustain income growth of the bottom forty per cent of the population at a rate higher than the national average;
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279	279	(B) Empower and promote the social, economic, and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion, or economic or other status;
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281	281	(C) Ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome, including by eliminating discriminatory laws, policies, and practices and promoting appropriate legislation, policies, and action in this regard;
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283	283	(D) Adopt policies, especially fiscal, wage, and social protection policies, and progressively achieve greater equality; and
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285	285	(E) Facilitate orderly, safe, regular, and responsible migration and mobility of people, including through the implementation of planned and well-managed migration policies.
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287	287	(11) Goal 11. Sustainable cities and communities. Make cities and communities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable.
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289	289	(A) Ensure access for all to adequate, safe, and affordable housing and basic services;
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291	291	(B) Provide access to safe, affordable, accessible, and sustainable transport systems for all, and improving road safety, notably by expanding public transport, with special attention to the needs of those in vulnerable situations, all individuals, children, persons with disabilities, and older persons;
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293	293	(C) Increase livability and resilience in the built environment through planning and implementation at the state and county levels, pursuant to the goals of the Aloha+ Challenge;
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295	295	(D) Strengthen efforts to protect and safeguard Hawaii's cultural and natural heritage by linking spirituality, religion, culture, and conservation to cultivate a culture of conservation, pursuant to the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016;
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297	297	(E) Significantly reduce the number of deaths and the number of people affected and substantially decrease the direct economic losses caused by disasters with a focus on protecting the poor and people in vulnerable situations;
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299	299	(F) Reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by giving heightened attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management in line with the goals of the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016;
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301	301	(G) Provide universal access to safe, inclusive, and accessible, green and public spaces, for all individuals, children, older persons, and persons with disabilities;
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303	303	(H) Support positive economic, social, and environmental links between urban and rural areas by strengthening development planning consistent with the goals of the sustainable Hawaii initiative, Aloha+ Challenge, and World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016; and
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305	305	(I) Substantially increase the number of cities and towns adopting and implementing integrated policies and plans toward inclusion, resource efficiency, mitigation and adaptation to climate change, resilience to disasters, and develop and implement holistic disaster risk management at all levels.
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307	307	(12) Goal 12. Responsible consumption and production. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
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309	309	(A) Achieve the sustainable management and efficient use of natural resources;
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311	311	(B) Reverse the trend of natural resource loss mauka to makai by increasing freshwater security, watershed protection, community-based marine management, invasive species control, and restoration of native species as established by the goals of the Aloha+ Challenge;
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313	313	(C) Conduct management-driven, comprehensive resource baseline assessments around every island in Hawaii;
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315	315	(D) Increase food security by improving the cost efficiency of food production, reducing food loss in the distribution chain, decreasing the waste of food, changing food consumption preferences, and ensuring that water resources are managed sustainably, pursuant to the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016;
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317	317	(E) Reduce by fifty per cent the per capita statewide food waste at the retail and consumer levels and reduce food losses along production and supply chains, including post-harvest losses;
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319	319	(F) Achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle and significantly reduce their release to air, water, and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment;
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321	321	(G) Reduce the solid waste stream prior to disposal by seventy per cent through source reduction, recycling, bioconversion, and landfill diversion methods, pursuant to the goals of the Aloha+ Challenge;
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323	323	(H) Encourage companies to adopt sustainable practices and to integrate sustainability information into their reporting cycle;
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325	325	(I) Promote sustainable public procurement practices;
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327	327	(J) Ensure that all persons have the relevant information and awareness for sustainable development and lifestyles in harmony with nature; and
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329	329	(K) Develop and implement tools to monitor sustainable development impacts for sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products.
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331	331	(13) Goal 13. Climate action. Take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts.
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333	333	(A) Strengthen resilience and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards and natural disasters statewide in line with the Paris Climate Agreement and the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016;
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335	335	(B) Integrate climate change measures into state policies, strategies, and planning; and
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337	337	(C) Improve education, raise awareness, and increase human and institutional capacity on climate change mitigation, adaptation, impact reduction, and early warning, pursuant to the goals of the Aloha+ Challenge.
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339	339	(14) Goal 14. Life below water. Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas, and marine resources for sustainable development.
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341	341	(A) Prevent and significantly reduce marine pollution of all kinds, in particular from land-based activities, including plastics, marine debris, and nutrient pollution;
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343	343	(B) Sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts and take action for their restoration through on-the-ground efforts via public-private, community-based partnerships in order to:
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345	345	(i) Improve ocean-related enforcement by enhancing state capacity to create more effective and streamlined adjudication processes;
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347	347	(ii) Increase the amount of sufficiently and effectively managed nearshore waters throughout the State to allow for healthy fisheries and habitats;
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349	349	(iii) Increase the amount of communities that are formally and actively managing marine resources statewide;
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351	351	(iv) Secure appropriate levels of support for agencies for critical natural resource initiatives, and devise and implement a means by which to manage resources statewide that enables increased funding to the State for improved fisher data, stock assessments, enforcement, and ocean user education; and
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353	353	(v) Incorporate climate adaptation measures into the majority of county planning and permitting processes;
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355	355	(C) Effectively manage thirty per cent of nearshore ocean water, pursuant to the goals of the sustainable Hawaii initiative, and remove or prevent threat material, including sediment, invasive species, and marine debris, from entering nearshore marine habitats;
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357	357	(D) By 2024, effectively regulate harvesting, end overfishing, illegal, unreported, unregulated, and destructive fishing practices; and implement science-based management plans, in order to restore fish stocks in the shortest time feasible, at least to levels that can produce maximum sustainable yield as determined by their biological characteristics;
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359	359	(E) By 2024, prohibit certain forms of fisheries subsidies that contribute to overcapacity and overfishing; eliminate subsidies that contribute to illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing; and refrain from introducing new such subsidies;
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361	361	(F) Minimize and address the impacts of ocean acidification, including through enhanced scientific cooperation at all levels;
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363	363	(G) Conserve at least thirty per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with state, national, and international law and based on the best available scientific information;
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365	365	(H) Increase scientific knowledge, develop research capacity, and transfer marine technology to improve ocean health and to enhance the contribution of marine biodiversity; and
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367	367	(I) Provide access for small-scale artisanal fishers to marine resources and markets.
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369	369	(15) Goal 15. Life on land. Protect, restore, and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems; sustainably manage forests; combat desertification; and halt and reverse land degradation and biodiversity loss.
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371	371	(A) Ensure the conservation, restoration, and sustainable use of terrestrial and inland freshwater ecosystems and their uses;
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373	373	(B) Promote the implementation of sustainable management of all types of forests, halt deforestation, restore degraded forests, and substantially increase afforestation and reforestation statewide;
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375	375	(C) Combat desertification; restore degraded land and soil, including land affected by desertification, drought, and floods; and strive to achieve neutrality of land-degradation worldwide;
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377	377	(D) Ensure the conservation of mountain ecosystems, including their biodiversity, in order to enhance their capacity to provide benefits that are essential for sustainable development;
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379	379	(E) Promote fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the utilization of genetic resources and promote appropriate access to such resources;
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381	381	(F) Take urgent and significant action to reduce the degradation of natural habitats, halt the loss of biodiversity, and protect and prevent the extinction of threatened species, pursuant to the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016;
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383	383	(G) Take urgent action to end poaching and trafficking of protected species of flora and fauna and address the demand and supply of illegal wildlife products;
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385	385	(H) Implement Hawaii's interagency biosecurity plan by 2027, pursuant to the goals of the sustainable Hawaii initiative;
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387	387	(I) Integrate ecosystem and biodiversity values into state and local planning, development processes, poverty reduction strategies, and accounts; and
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389	389	(J) Mobilize significant resources from all sources and at all levels to finance sustainable forest management and provide adequate incentives to advance conservation and reforestation.
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391	391	(16) Goal 16. Peace, justice, and strong institutions. Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all, and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions at all levels.
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393	393	(A) Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates statewide;
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395	395	(B) End abuse, exploitation, trafficking, and all forms of violence and torture against individuals;
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397	397	(C) Enforce the rule of law at all levels and ensure equal access to justice for all;
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399	399	(D) Significantly reduce illicit financial and arms flows, strengthen the recovery and return of stolen assets, and combat all forms of organized crime;
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401	401	(E) Substantially reduce corruption and bribery in all their forms;
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403	403	(F) Develop effective, accountable, and transparent institutions at all levels;
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405	405	(G) Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory, and representative decision-making at all levels;
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407	407	(H) Broaden and strengthen the participation of citizens in the institutions of state and local governance;
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409	409	(I) Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms; and
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411	411	(J) Strengthen relevant state institutions to prevent violence and combat terrorism and crime.
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413	413	(17) Goal 17. Partnerships for the goals. Strengthen the means of implementation.
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415	415	(A) Encourage and promote effective public, public-private, and civil society partnerships, building on the experience and resourcing strategies of partnerships;
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417	417	(B) Mobilize additional financial resources from multiple sources;
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419	419	(C) Significantly increase investment in conservation action from both public and private sector sources, consistent with the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016;
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421	421	(D) Enhance cooperation regarding access to science, technology, and innovation; and enhance knowledge-sharing on mutually agreed terms;
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423	423	(E) Promote the development, transfer, dissemination, and diffusion of environmentally sound technologies;
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425	425	(F) Strengthen domestic resource mobilization to improve domestic capacity for tax and other revenue collection;
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427	427	(G) Enhance macroeconomic stability statewide, including through policy coordination and policy coherence;
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429	429	(H) Enhance policy coherence for sustainable development;
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431	431	(I) Respect each agency's policy jurisdiction and leadership to establish and implement policies for poverty eradication and sustainable development;
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433	433	(J) Enhance capacity-building support to significantly increase the availability of high-quality, timely, and reliable data disaggregated by income, gender, age, race, ethnicity, migratory status, disability, geographic location, and other relevant characteristics; and
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435	435	(K) Build on existing initiatives to develop measurements of progress on sustainable development with regard to gross domestic product."
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437	437	SECTION 3. New statutory material is underscored.
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439	439	SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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