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WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii at Hilo, College of Agriculture, Forestry, and <br /> <br /> Natural Resource Management have agreed that there will be no planting of genetically modified <br /> organisms (GMO's) on this property; and <br /> WHEREAS, the development of a strong biofuel crop would provide an opportunity to <br /> utilize the now fallow former sugar cane land in the County of Hawaii for agricultural <br /> production; and <br /> WHEREAS, this new agricultural venture would allow Hawaii Island to expand its <br /> agricultural roots while stimulating the economy and allowing Hawaii to become self-sustaining <br /> in meeting its energy needs; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council has approved infrastructure upgrades for the <br /> Pu`uanahulu landfill which allows for composting and biofuel production facilities to be <br /> constructed; and <br /> WHEREAS, used vegetable oil, green waste and oil plants will be collected and then <br /> used to produce biofuel at the Pu`uanahulu landfill; and <br /> WHEREAS, the development of biofuel industry could result in a drastic decrease in the <br /> amount of fossil fuel sources that are imported to the Hawaiian Islands to meet the states energy <br /> needs; and <br /> WHEREAS, Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELLO) has announced plans to use <br /> biodiesel fuels in its generators located in the County of Hawaii currently burning fossil fuels; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, Hawaii Electric Company (HECO) and Maui Electric Company (MECO) <br /> both have plans underway to run their new electricity generators on 100 percent renewable <br /> biofuel if they are able to locate a fuel source capable to meeting their consumption demands; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council would like to take the lead in the State of <br /> Hawaii to help put an end to our State's dependency on fossil fuels that aze costly and must be <br /> imported from the continental United States while at the same time encouraging the creation of a <br /> biofuel industry that could be financially feasible for local fanners in Hawaii County; now <br /> therefore, <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the <br /> Mayor and the Director of Finance are authorized to enter into athree-yeaz lease agreement for a <br /> nominal fee with the University of Hawaii at Hilo; and <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this lease agreement will contain an option for a <br /> two-yeaz extension and that additional extensions beyond the five-year period shall be approved <br /> by the Hawaii County Council by resolution; and <br /> 2 <br /> <br />