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Goals: Indicates the desired long-range directions and situations enunciated by community <br />groups, officially expressed in the past or implied in governmental programs. Provides a <br />cohesive and comprehensive framework for the coordination of social and economic <br />programs and governmental effort. <br />Policies: States the methods or strategies that should be undertaken to attain the stated <br />goals. These are action and program oriented and involve the formulation of standard <br />procedures, program evaluation and review, rules and regulations, ordinances and laws, <br />budgeting, specific projects, etc. <br />Standards: Concerned with qualitative and quantitative criteria by which situations can be <br />evaluated or benchmarks established. Standards are basically "yardsticks" or indicators, <br />minimum conditions or levels of quality necessary for the well-being of the public. <br />Courses of Action: Many study elements require a more precise and definitive discussion <br />of community concerns and problems. These sections attempt to identify specific <br />alternatives on a community, district or regional basis. <br />As an aid to the understanding of the inter -relationship of the components of the General <br />Plan, the separate elements of the General Plan may also be described as follows: <br />The Introduction and the ]Economic element describe the foundations and factors <br />that generate population and economic opportunities and growth on the island of <br />Hawaii. The Environmental Quality, Energy, Flooding and Other Natural Hazards, <br />Historic Sites, Natural Beauty, and the Natural Resources and Shoreline elements <br />describe those natural and social conditions that influence and set parameters for <br />development opportunities on the island. The Housing, Public Facilities, Public <br />Utilities, Recreation, and Transportation elements describe those services, facilities, <br />and improvements necessary to accommodate the growth of population and support <br />the economy. The Land Use element describes the distribution, pattern, and <br />location of the various activities addressed in the other elements of the General <br />Plan. <br />7 <br />Introduction <br />