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.

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:

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Report Title:

Aloha+ Challenge; Hawaii Green Growth Local2030 Hub; Sustainability Goals