Just because the Hawai'i 2050 Sustainability Draft Plan is in, doesn't mean the work is over — far from it.

The draft unveiled Saturday touches on key issues of everyday life — affordable housing, infrastructure, economy, energy and culture. What the community decides today will play a key role in how our state charts the course for its future and the future of our children and grandchildren.

The state Sustainability Task Force spent more than a year holding community meetings and poring over online and scientific polls before coming up with the draft. Now it's up to the community to invest time in reading and weighing in on it, so that these efforts won't become merely lofty goals on a dusty shelf.

The ultimate goal is to create a state in which future generations can afford to live, work and thrive — something that today's youth in Hawai'i are becoming increasingly less hopeful about as they continue to leave for the Mainland.

Let's give them the chance for a brighter future at home by getting involved now.