{"data":{"id":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-223-2","jurisdiction":"us-hi","citation":"Haw. Rev. Stat. § 223-2","heading":"Quality growth policy.","body":"The office of planning and sustainable development shall develop a quality growth policy based upon the following considerations:\n\n(1) An examination of the environmental impact of proposed urban development;\n\n(2) The relationship between short-term and long-term environmental quality;\n\n(3) Any irretrievable commitment of resources through urban development; and\n\n(4) Alternatives available to minimize adverse environmental effects as balanced against economic development of the State.\n\nThe 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.","path":["HI Code","Division 1","Title 13","Chapter 223"],"source_url":"http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol04_Ch0201-0257/HRS0223/HRS_0223-0002.htm","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:11Z","sha256":"bd15c4336ffb19b175cb428bca5e3e0f1f8dcfb94b248d33dd983f201834410c","source_id":"us-hi","stale":false,"prev":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-223-1","next":"us-hi/haw.-rev.-stat.-223-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}