HR 129 Summary

• Requests all state agencies to take action to assist Hawaii in achieving the seventeen United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and their indicators by 2030

• Aligns with existing Hawaii initiatives including the Aloha+ Challenge (six sustainability goals by 2030), the Governor's Sustainable Hawaii Initiative (five goals), and the World Conservation Congress Hawaii Commitments of 2016

• Establishes specific measurable targets across all 17 SDGs including: 70% clean energy by 2030, doubling local food production by 2020, protecting 30% of priority watersheds by 2030, reducing solid waste 70% by 2030, and achieving 100% renewable electricity by 2045

• Directs transmission of the resolution to all state agency directors, county mayors, council chairs, and neighborhood boards for implementation and coordination of sustainability efforts

• Encompasses broad goals spanning poverty reduction, health, education, gender equality, clean water, economic growth, infrastructure, climate action, ocean conservation, and biodiversity protection