Sustainability Plan
In September 2005, various City departments were convened by the Department of Budget and Fiscal Services to address the rising fuel oil prices and its impact to the City’s operating budget and formed the Energy Issues Committee (EIC). The objective of the committee was to brainstorm energy reducing initiatives to offset the City’s increasing energy costs. The EIC established three subcommittees: electricity; fuel usage; and innovative ideas (”Out-of-the-Box”). An employee awareness subcommittee was later added to help foster energy conservation at the individual employee level. In early 2007, the EIC evolved into the Mayor’s Energy and Sustainability Task Force to develop a 10-year plan to make the City even more energy efficient and sustainable.
Objectives
The objective of the Mayor’s Energy and Sustainability Task Force are to:
- Examine current technology and improve upon existing practices to make the City more energy efficient and sustainable.
- Identify new technologies and practices that can be used to improve city operations by maximizing energy efficiency, reducing waste and protecting the environment.
- Adhere to the Mayor’s vision of the 21st Century Ahupua’a and its driving principles.
- Align with the U.S. Conference of Mayor’s Climate Control Agreement of 2004 advocating the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions.
- Develop a 10-year plan with goals and benchmarks in the areas of:
- Energy Conservation
- Fuel and Transportation
- Material Recovery and Recycling
- Water Conservation
- Watershed Protection and Management
- Sustainable Agriculture
- Innovation Urban Forestry
- Education and Outreach
