HAWAII - GROWTH, GOVERNMENT, AND ECONOMY

Rapid growth of tourism and the decline of an agriculturally oriented economy in Hawaii have generated many political, social, and economic problems of significant interest to civil engineers-principally in the areas of land use, urban design, housing, and infrastructure. This pa per describes the Hawaiian state planning system and other efforts tha t attempt to keep a delicate balance between growth and the sensitive environment. It describes two unusual, and possibly unique, state-leve l organizations created to supplement county and private efforts to al leviate the persistent housing shortage. Analyses are presented relati ng ASCE national policies on urban growth and land use to Hawaii's rec ent growth management, and specific comments are presented on Hawaii's present situation in energy, telecommunications, transportation, wate rsupply, wastewater systems, and construction.