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<br /> <br /> <br /> ~JNty or yam' <br /> <br /> COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII <br /> <br /> ~•f pjN~~ <br /> <br /> RESOLUTION NO. G6 09 <br /> <br /> A RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE RESPECTIVE COUNTIES OF HAWAII, MAUI, <br /> KAUAI, AND THE CITY AND COUNTY OF HONOLULU, TO COLLABORATE AND PURSUE <br /> A SINGLE SOLID WASTE PROPOSAL THAT COULD ENABLE THE STATE OF HAWAII TO <br /> QUALIFY AND APPLY FOR FEDERAL FUNDING UNDER ANY AND ALL EXISTING OR <br /> PROPOSED ECONOMIC STIMULUS AND STABILIZATION PACKAGES, INCLUDING, BUT <br /> NOT LIMITED TO, THE NEW "FOOD, CONSERVATION AND ENERGY ACT OF 2008", ALSO <br /> KNOWN AS THE 2007 U.S. FARM BILL. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, handling and processing of solid waste remains an ongoing and unresolved issue <br /> for the State of Hawaii and as such, there may be significant efficiencies in addressing these solid <br /> waste issues based upon individual needs of each county through a combined single solid waste <br /> proposal approach; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, economics of magnitude are generally accomplished when the primary focus and <br /> opportunities are comprised of large-scale, multi-encompasing proposals; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the potential of a unique opportunity exists of processing the State's combined <br /> solid waste flow into organic composted media for agricultural enhancement, and this opportunity <br /> occurs best on the island of Hawaii whereby an all-encompassing solid waste solution of this scope <br /> and specificity could result in significant returns on investments and promote economic and <br /> agricultural sustainability; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, development of bin fuel crops on non-productive lands on Hawaii Island and/or <br /> other counties would promote initiation and development of new agro-energy presence in the County <br /> and State of Hawaii, and contribute to resolving the state-wide solid waste issue and ongoing threats <br /> of contaminated leachate now looming over our coastal environment; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, collaboration among counties in developing joint proposals to address solid waste <br /> issues under a single solid waste proposal, if successful, would require changes to respective County <br /> Codes in order to implement integrated programs such as collection and shipment of material to one or <br /> more processing locations, processing through enhanced composting procedures for use as foundation <br /> soil and agricultural enhancement; and <br /> WHEREAS, a state-wide single solid waste proposal, developed jointly by the counties would <br /> <br /> promote economic and agricultural sustainability, maximize capital equipment and infrastructure <br /> funding; and <br /> WHEREAS, a program of this magnitude, processing the State's combined solid waste flow <br /> into organic composted media for agricultural enhancement, dramatically facilitates federal funding <br /> opportunities through federal programs such as the new Food, Conservation and Energy Act of 2008, <br /> also known as the 2007 U.S. Farm Bill, as well as through other federal agency monies that would <br /> likewise be available, now, therefore, <br />