Hawaii Revised Statutes Division 1. Government § 349-1

(1) An adequate income in retirement in accordance with the American standard of living;

(2) The best possible physical and mental health which science can make available, without regard to economic status;

(3) Suitable housing, independently selected, designed, and located with reference to special needs and available at costs which older citizens can afford;

(4) Full restorative services for those who require institutional care;

(5) Opportunity for employment with no discriminatory personnel practices because of age;

(6) Retirement in health, honor, and dignity;

(7) Pursuit of meaningful activity within the widest range of civic, cultural, and recreational opportunities;

(8) Efficient community services which provide social assistance in a coordinated manner and which are readily available when needed;

(9) Immediate benefit from proven research knowledge which can sustain and improve health and happiness;

(10) Freedom, independence, and the free exercise of individual initiative in planning and managing their own lives.

(1) Make available comprehensive programs which include a full range of health, education, and social services to our older residents who need them;

(2) Give full and special consideration to older residents with special needs in planning such programs; and, pending the availability of such programs for all older residents, give priority to elders with the greatest economic and social need;

(3) Provide comprehensive programs which will assure the coordinated delivery of a full range of essential services to our older residents, and where applicable, also furnish meaningful employment opportunities for individuals, including older persons from the community; and

(4) Insure that the planning and operation of such programs will be undertaken as a partnership of older residents, the at-large community, and the State and its counties with appropriate assistance from the federal government.