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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII RESOLUTION NO. 795 98 A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A CONSUMER EDUCATION WEBSITE DESIGNED TO HELP HAWAII ISLAND RESIDENTS REDUCE THEIR ENERGY USAGE AND COSTS. WHEREAS, the Hawaii County Council acknowledges that County government should provide its citizens with information and strategies to reduce their energy usage, as a means of reducing Hawaii Island's dependence on fossil fuels and other imported resources for electrical and transportation energy; and WHEREAS, according to the Hawaii County Energy Sustainability Plan (Energy Plan) dated October 3, 2007, County residents can realize both financial savings and a reduction in the use of fossil fuel by making informed energy choices; and WHEREAS, the Executive Summary of the Energy Plan specifically recommends that one of the highest impact actions that the County can take to meet its energy goals is "distributing information to residents on compact fluorescent light bulbs, solar water heaters, mass transit, and EnergyStaz appliances" (page ES-21); and WHEREAS, according to the Energy Plan, the County should create a "Hawai`i Island Energy Saver" guide using local electricity rates to inform residents of the true energy costs of vazious appliances; and WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development is directly facilitating Energy Plan implementation efforts; and WHEREAS, the Department of Research and Development has an existing contract with The Kohala Center for a public education campaign to increase citizen awazeness and participation in energy goals; and WHEREAS, funding has already been allocated for this public education campaign through the existing contract with The Kohala Center; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that, by Mazch 1, 2009, the Department of Research and Development, in partnership with The Kohala Center, should create a consumer education website designed to help Hawaii Island residents reduce their energy usage and costs by providing: 1) Energy usage calculations for major; types of appliances calculated to October 2008 HELCO rates;