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RESOLUTION NO. 23
A RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE COUNTY OF AWAITS COMMITMENT T
IVERTING ON-ISLAND WASTE TO SUSTAINABLY PROCESS CARBON-
NEGATIVE CEMENT,BIOC A , GREEN HYDROGEN,AND RECLAIMED WATER
TO HELP ACHIEVE ITS GOALS RELATED TO CLIMATE RESILIENCY,
RENEWABLE ENERGY, SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE,AND ZERO WASTE.
WHEREAS, on December 19, 2007, the Council of the County of Hawaii adopted
Resolution No. 356-07, Draft 2, which stated Hawaii County shall embrace and adopt the zero-
waste philosophy of solid waste management; and
WHEREAS, in 2008,the State of Hawaii and the U.S. Department of Energy signed a
Memorandum of Understanding that launched the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI)to
reduce Hawai`i's dependence on imported fossil fuels, setting goals to produce 70 percent of the
State's energy needs from renewable, energy-efficient sources by 2030 and be 100 percent
independent from imported fuel by 2045; and
WHEREAS, in 2017, Mayor Harry Kim joined the Climate.Mayors network, which now
consists of over 750 members, to uphold the Paris Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas
emissions, hold global warming to 1.5°C, and accelerate the transition to a clean-energy
economy that benefits Hawai`i's security, prosperity, and health; and
WHEREAS, on December 12, 2017, Mayor Harry Kim signed a proclamation of
commitment pledging to "transform Hawai`i's ground transportation to 100 percent renewable
fuel sources by ensuring that all public and private ground transportation is fueled by renewable
energy by 2045"; and
WHEREAS, on October 16, 2019, the Council of the County of Hawaii adopted
Resolution No. 322-19, Draft 2, which declared a Hawaii County climate emergency and
requested regional collaboration towards an immediate,just transition and emergency
mobilization effort to restore a safe climate; and
WHEREAS, in July 2020, Mayor Harry Kim signed the Climate Mayors'congressional
letter to the House and Senate leaders in Washington, D.C., advocating a zero-carbon economy
that creates good-paying green jobs and prioritizes equity; and
WHEREAS, in 2020,the County of Hawaii released a draft Climate Action Plan that
calls for the County to generate power and electricity from 100 percent renewable energy sources
and to become carbon neutral through absorbing/sequestering more carbon than we are emitting
by 2045; and
WHEREAS, the draft Climate Action Plan calls for the following mitigation strategies.
• Investing in more green buildings and infrastructure;
• Incentivizing energy efficiency and conservation;
• Promoting renewable energy generation;
• Improving transportation infrastructure design and development;
• Incentivizing alternative fuels, fuel cells, and electric vehicles;
• Reducing solid waste;
• Recycling;
• Promoting green and biodegradable products;
• Supporting waste-to-energy;
• Reducing the amount of wastewater for treatment;
• Promoting alternative agriculture and land use management; and
• Expanding carbon sequestration potential; and
WHEREAS, waste diversion is the prevention and reduction of generated waste through
source reduction, recycling, reuse and composting, which creates a host of environmental,
financial and social benefits, including conserving energy, reducing disposal costs, and reducing
the burden on landfills and other waste disposal methods; and
WHEREAS, the County of Hawai`i's on-island carbon footprint can be reduced by
converting diverted waste into renewable energies or products such as (1) carbon-negative
cement made from microalgae, which can reduce carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, (2) biochar,
a black carbon produced by burning agricultural and green waste in a controlled process that can
be used to enhance soil quality and mitigate climate change, (3) green hydrogen, a clean energy
source made by electrolyzing water using electricity from surplus renewable energy sources,
such as solar and wind power, and (4) onsite non-potable water reuse system that captures and
treats water to reclaim, recycle, and reuse for non-drinking purposes; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
County will work to divert, as appropriate, all municipal solid waste, including but not limited to,
green waste, metals,plastics, paper,paperboard, and glass by 2026 to an on-island site that will
sustainably process the waste into carbon-negative cement, biochar, green hydrogen, and
reclaimed water to help achieve Hawaii County's goals related to climate resiliency, renewable
energy, sustainable agriculture, and zero waste.
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the State of Hawai`i, City and County of
Honolulu, County of Maui, and County of Kaua`i are urged to similarly work toward achieving
its goals related to climate resiliency, renewable energy, sustainable agriculture, and zero waste.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Honorable Governor Josh Green, M.D.; Director Chris Sadayasu, State
Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; the Honorable Mayor Mitchell
D. Roth; and Director Ramzi Mansour, Department of Environmental Management.
Dated at Hilo , Hawai`i,this 8th day of March , 20 23 .
INTRODUCED BY:
COUNCIL MEMBE', CO TY OF HAWAI`I
COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawai`i EVANS X
GALIMBA X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by INABA X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the KAGIWADA X
County of Hawai`i on March 8, 2023
KANEALI`I-KLEINFELDER X
KIERKIEWICZ X
ATTEST: KIMBALL X
LEE LOY X
VILLEGAS X
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Reference: C-138/Waived PCCRRA
TY CLERK CH IRPERSON&PRESIDING OFFICER RESOLUTION NO. 73 23
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