The vision of the Hawaii Harbors Infrastructure Expansion Program provides modern commercial harbor facilities within the State of Hawaii through a partnership between the federal government and the State of Hawaii, Department of Transportation, Harbors Division. Its mission is to stimulate economic development and provide more efficient movement of goods and services through the State of Hawaii through the Maritime Administration’s partnership with the Harbors Division. By modernizing and expanding the existing facilities and equipment, the commercial harbors system will be able to meet expected growth in established trade, encourage natural resource exports, create employment opportunities by attracting new industry and new cargo movement and energize the commercial harbors’ economic engine capabilities.