About

Hawai‘i Green Growth (HGG) is a United Nations Local2030 hub

that brings together diverse stakeholders committed to economic, social and environmental priorities. Our work seeks to connect generations of indigenous knowledge and systems-thinking with modern science, technology, and policy to support scalable solutions that can be applied globally.

As a Local2030 sustainability hub, Hawai‘i Green Growth public-private partners are collaborating to advance:

Hawai‘i’s statewide Aloha+ Challenge sustainability and climate goals
Open-data impact Dashboard with agreed indicators
Joint policy priorities, innovative financing, and resilient infrastructure solutions
Educational pathways for the next generation of leaders
Scalable island models to achieve the UN SDGs and Paris Agreement

History of Hawaiʻi Green Growth

HGG emerged as a response to the 2011 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Honolulu. It aimed to identify crucial green growth priorities and promote a sustainable economy, particularly within the context of an island. The UN acknowledged HGG's exceptional efforts and invited it to become one of the pioneering Local2030 sustainability hubs in November 2018. HGG's recognition as the first Island and Pacific hub underscores its collective accomplishments as a public-private partnership through the Aloha+ Challenge, a local framework that strives to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Our Process

Today, Hawaiʻi Green Growth continues to be a vibrant hub of public-private partnerships that convenes regularly to identify shared priorities, determine indicators to measure our goals and collaborate to drive meaningful and concrete action. Our five working groups gather quarterly to focus on discussions around data, policy and legislation, local-global next generation leadership, CEO-led Sustainable Business Forum, and the Ala Wai Watershed Collaboration.