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1 <br /> 1 <br /> • Prices: Prices and values are those current at the time of a transaction. Trends such as median <br /> housing prices are not adjusted for inflation. <br /> • General Plan References: Quotations from the Hawaii County General Plan at the beginning of <br /> sections are cited by page number. The key goals, policies, and standards listed in each sub- <br /> section are identified by the numbers and letters assigned to them in the General Plan. For <br /> example, the first goal in section 7.2 of the General Plan is quoted on page 6 below, and <br /> identified as 7.2 (a), as it is in the Plan. Some goals, policies, and standards have been integrated <br /> or paraphrased to summarize the general intent. <br /> More Information <br /> This report is part of ongoing efforts to make government accountable to the people of Hawaii County <br /> and to develop policies for a sustainable island. <br /> Important efforts have also been made by community organizations such as the Five Mountains Hawaii <br /> effort that tracked health indicators. Some Community Development Plans also call for monitoring of <br /> trends at the district level. <br /> Other examples of creative use of indicators can be found in: <br /> Rocky Mountain Institute. Accelerating Progress Toward a Sustainable Hawa /'Island. Snowmass, <br /> CO, 2007. (This report develops a systems approach to Hawaii Island.) <br /> Kaua`i Planning & Action Alliance. Measuring What Matters for Kaua`I: Community Indicators <br /> ' Report, 2006. Lihue, HI, 2007. Posted at http:/ /www.kauainetwork.orq /kpaa- reports -and- <br /> publications.aso. (This report has examples of indicators and suggestions for community action.) <br /> ' R. Smolko, C. Strange and J. Venetoulis, The Community Indicators Handbook: Measuring <br /> Progress Toward Healthy and Sustainable Communities 2n edition. Redefining Progress, Oakland <br /> CA, 2006. Publication can be downloaded at http: / /www.rprooress.orq /publications /index.htm <br /> for a fee. (This report includes a history of community indicators in the United States, definitions, <br /> and extensive guides to other community efforts, to foundations supporting these efforts, and <br /> data sources.) <br /> 1 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 <br /> 1 <br /> Hawaii Counry General Plan Annual Report, 2009 3 <br /> 1 <br />