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