§226-102 Overall direction. The State shall strive to improve the quality of life for Hawaii's present and future population through the pursuit of desirable courses of action in seven major areas of statewide concern which merit priority attention: economic development, population growth and land resource management, affordable housing, crime and criminal justice, quality education, principles of sustainability, and climate change adaptation. [L 1978, c 100, pt of §2; am L 1986, c 276, §29; am L 2011, c 181, §4; am L 2012, c 286, §3]