Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

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1	1	THE SENATE S.R. NO. 153 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE RESOLUTION Endorsing and reaffirming support for the progress achieved by the aloha+ challenge through its integrated approach and six ambitious targets to be REACHED by 2030.
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3	3	THE SENATE S.R. NO. 153
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29	29	SENATE RESOLUTION
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35	35	Endorsing and reaffirming support for the progress achieved by the aloha+ challenge through its integrated approach and six ambitious targets to be REACHED by 2030.
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41	41	WHEREAS, Hawaii is recognized as a global leader in sustainability for addressing poverty, protecting the planet, and fostering prosperity for all; and WHEREAS, since 2014, the Aloha+ Challenge has served as a vital framework for measuring the State's progress towards achieving six sustainability goals by 2030: (1) Clean energy transformation; (2) Local food production and consumption; (3) Smart sustainable communities; (4) Green workforce and education; (5) Solid waste reduction; and (6) Natural resource management; and WHEREAS, the State's sustainability goals align with and contribute to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a comprehensive framework of seventeen Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015 to provide a shared blueprint for long-term peace and prosperity; and WHEREAS, the Aloha+ Challenge underscores the significance of how local action can make a global impact by demonstrating how the State's communities play an integral role in driving sustainable development on the local, national, and global scale; and WHEREAS, the Aloha+ Dashboard is an essential tool that tracks, measures, and reports progress on each sustainability target, thereby promoting transparency and accountability and supporting data-driven decision-making across sectors; and WHEREAS, Hawaii is the first and only state in the United States to submit a Voluntary Local Review to the United Nations, a report on progress towards achieving local sustainable development goals that was largely based on the Aloha+ Dashboard's data; and WHEREAS, Hawaii Green Growth UN Local2030 Hub is a voluntary partnership of public and private leaders from multiple sectors that supports the Aloha+ Challenge, Hawaii's Voluntary Local Reviews submitted to the United Nations, and the State's broader commitment to sustainability; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, that this body endorses and reaffirms its support for the progress achieved by the Aloha+ Challenge through its integrated approach and six ambitious targets to be reached by 2030; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this body recognizes the eleventh anniversary of the Aloha+ Challenge, the statewide commitment to a culture of sustainability and resilience launched in 2014; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this body recognizes the important work that the Hawaii Green Growth UN Local2030 Hub has undertaken to collaboratively track progress through the Aloha+ Dashboard and develop the State's Voluntary Local Reviews for submission to the United Nations; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, who in turn is requested to transmit a copy to the Director of each executive department; Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; and the Mayor of each county. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Aloha+ Challenge; Hawaii Green Growth Local2030 Hub; Sustainability Goals
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43	43	WHEREAS, Hawaii is recognized as a global leader in sustainability for addressing poverty, protecting the planet, and fostering prosperity for all; and
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47	47	WHEREAS, since 2014, the Aloha+ Challenge has served as a vital framework for measuring the State's progress towards achieving six sustainability goals by 2030:
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67	67	(5) Solid waste reduction; and
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71	71	(6) Natural resource management; and
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75	75	WHEREAS, the State's sustainability goals align with and contribute to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a comprehensive framework of seventeen Sustainable Development Goals adopted in 2015 to provide a shared blueprint for long-term peace and prosperity; and
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79	79	WHEREAS, the Aloha+ Challenge underscores the significance of how local action can make a global impact by demonstrating how the State's communities play an integral role in driving sustainable development on the local, national, and global scale; and
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83	83	WHEREAS, the Aloha+ Dashboard is an essential tool that tracks, measures, and reports progress on each sustainability target, thereby promoting transparency and accountability and supporting data-driven decision-making across sectors; and
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87	87	WHEREAS, Hawaii is the first and only state in the United States to submit a Voluntary Local Review to the United Nations, a report on progress towards achieving local sustainable development goals that was largely based on the Aloha+ Dashboard's data; and
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91	91	WHEREAS, Hawaii Green Growth UN Local2030 Hub is a voluntary partnership of public and private leaders from multiple sectors that supports the Aloha+ Challenge, Hawaii's Voluntary Local Reviews submitted to the United Nations, and the State's broader commitment to sustainability; now, therefore,
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95	95	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-third Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2025, that this body endorses and reaffirms its support for the progress achieved by the Aloha+ Challenge through its integrated approach and six ambitious targets to be reached by 2030; and
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99	99	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this body recognizes the eleventh anniversary of the Aloha+ Challenge, the statewide commitment to a culture of sustainability and resilience launched in 2014; and
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103	103	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this body recognizes the important work that the Hawaii Green Growth UN Local2030 Hub has undertaken to collaboratively track progress through the Aloha+ Dashboard and develop the State's Voluntary Local Reviews for submission to the United Nations; and
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107	107	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Governor, who in turn is requested to transmit a copy to the Director of each executive department; Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; and the Mayor of each county.
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