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tP'L q I of COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAIII RESOLUTION NO. 205 19 A RESOLUTION URGING THE ADMINISTRATION TO ACQUIRE HYDROGEN- POWERED BUSES FOR THE MASS TRANSIT AGENCY TO INCREASE THE USE OF CLEAN ENERGY. WHEREAS, in 2008,the State of Hawaii partnered with the U.S. Department of Energy to launch the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI)to reduce Hawai`i's dependence on imported fossil fuels; and WHEREAS,the HCEI has set goals to produce 70 percent of the State's energy needs 4 from energy-efficient and renewable sources by 2030 and be 100 percent independent from imported fuel by 2045; and WHEREAS,utilizing hydrogen as a replacement energy source for our public transportation would accelerate achieving our clean energy goals; and WHEREAS, hydrogen fuel cell technology fits Hawai`i's needs for sustainable energy while creating economic opportunities; and WHEREAS,the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute reports that the first publicly operated Zero Emission Bus system in Hawaii is nearing completion at the Natural Energy Laboratory Hawaii Authority campus and will soon be operated by the County of Hawaii Hele-On bus program, indicating that the technology,hydrogen production, fueling station, and personnel are already in place for future hydrogen buses; and WHEREAS, the Hawaii Renewable Hydrogen Program under Section 196-10(8) of the Hawaii Revised Statutes states that, "There is established, within the department of business, t economic development, and tourism, a Hawaii renewable hydrogen program to manage the State's transition to a renewable hydrogen economy. The program shall design, implement, and administer activities that include: a plan, for implementation during the years 2010 to 2020,to transition the island of Hawaii to a hydrogen-fueled economy and to extend the application of the plan throughout the State;" and r WHEREAS, Resolution No. 238-06, Draft 2, was adopted on February 1, 2006, as an effort to increase the use of high energy-efficient vehicles and save County funds by requesting the Department of Finance to study the procurement of high energy-efficient alternative fuel vehicles as part of its annual vehicle acquisition plans; now,therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it urges the Administration to acquire hydrogen-powered buses for the Mass Transit Agency to increase the use of clean to energy.