“SUSTAINABILITY” don’t fear the word!
by Rob Parsons A couple years ago, a Maui County Council member addressed the issue of establishing a new position proposed to address overall sustainability. “It’s kind of hard to define,” he suggested. “Sustainability can mean a lot of different things to different people.” I cringed as I sensed yet another delay in implementing an initiative passed as a Charter Amendment by 66% of voters in the 2012 election to add environmental protection and sustainability to the “powers, duties and functions of […] the Department of Environmental Management.” It was frustrating to hear “sustainability”—providing for current needs in ways that do not diminish future generations from enjoying the same quality of life, or benefitting from the same resources—relegated as anything less than a vital and urgent path for the future of Planet Earth.
“State Senators join Hawaii Green Growth leaders to honor them and commend their statewide sustainability efforts.”
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