Sustainable Development

All people of HSDG deserve a sense of belonging; they are treated justly, have a sense of attachment to their places and roles, and are represeted accurately and fairly in the community.

HSDG is home to a vibrant, diverse, and sustainable economy anchored by a broad spetrum of local, enviornmentally-friendly businesses.

HSDG is a zero-waste commuity.

The Palolo community is a residential neighborhood that lies within four miles of downtown Honolulu and one mile of Diamond Head. Our mauka (mountainside) is agricultural, while our makai (oceanside) is predominantly residential. Within our valley, the Pālolo stream runs into the Mānoa stream, forming the Mānoa-Pālolo canal before entering the Ala Wai Canal, which then empties into the Pacific Ocean.

Our primary vision is to revitalize the road remnant, abutting our property in three stages of natural area restoration land use growth, making improvements first as a park functioning as amenity green spaces, semi-natural habitats, and linear green spaces, followed by additional land use for the community.

ty per/ sqft than traditional farming. A significant objective is to develop dunctional green spaces, which are essential to the pillars of sustainability by improving the environment, economics, and social dimensions of Palolo’s community as mixed land use.

Our vision include improved social land use by adding a community and education center and developing a multi-use facility that provides affordable housing to extend green space and natural areas.

All residents have access to affordable housing options. Citizens of Hawaii deserve a community center in Palolo that strives to secure the growth and development of its people. Within these units, people will continue to grow and foster a new community that will acknowledge the talents and services of local leaders

HSDG acknowledges the importance of water in all forms of life. It aims to protect groundwater, the Palolo River’s health, and the life that inhabits it while conserving human water usage and ensuring the community has safe drinking water for the future.

Everyone who visits the land is educated on how to live in ways that respect environmental, social, and economic needs.

By 2025, we will begin our overall plan to help Hawai’i become more food sovereignty within each affordable housing unit. In our efforts to do so, we will provide food options for tenants that will be 100% produced within HSDG operations and foods sourced from local farmers to help cultivate a healthy and positive environment for farming.