§226-14  Objective and policies for facilitysystems--in general.  (a)  Planning for the State's facility systems ingeneral shall be directed towards achievement of the objective of water,transportation, waste disposal, and energy and telecommunication systems thatsupport statewide social, economic, and physical objectives.

(b)  To achieve the general facility systemsobjective, it shall be the policy of this State to:

(1)  Accommodate the needs of Hawaii's people throughcoordination of facility systems and capital improvement priorities inconsonance with state and county plans.

(2)  Encourage flexibility in the design anddevelopment of facility systems to promote prudent use of resources andaccommodate changing public demands and priorities.

(3)  Ensure that required facility systems can besupported within resource capacities and at reasonable cost to the user.

(4)  Pursue alternative methods of financing programsand projects and cost-saving techniques in the planning, construction, andmaintenance of facility systems. [L 1978, c 100, pt of §2; am L 1986, c 276,§13]