HomeMy WebLinkAboutREP FESC 008 11/20/2008 2006-2008REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON FOOD AND ENERGY SUSTAINABILITY
DATE: November 20, 2008
PLACE: Councilroom
Ben Franklin Bldg., 2"d Floor
333 Kilauea Avenue
Hilo, Hawaii
TIME: 12:09 p.m.
Council Chair and Members
Hawaii County Council
Hilo, Hawaii 96720
RE: Comm. 1536/Res.795-08
Your Committee on Food and Energy Sustainability, to which was referred Resolution 795-08,
reports as follows: ~
Resolution 795-08, transmitted by Council Chair Pete Hoffmann via Communication 1536, dated
October 21, 2008, requests that the Department of Research and Development create and
maintain a consumer education website designed to help Hawaii Island residents reduce their
energy usage and costs.
The purpose of this resolution is to have the Department of Research and Development partner
with The Kohala Center to create a consumer education website by March 1, 2009, and to have
the Research and Development Director present an overview of the website to the Council by
June 30, 2009.
The consumer education website should include the following:
• Energy usage calculations for major types of appliances calculated to the October 2008
HELCO rates
• Links to government sites regarding auto fuel. efficiency
• Energy-saving practices for homeowners
• Information on solar hot water and solar electric systems for the home
• A link to the County's Hele-On Bus website
• Updates on important energy-related legislation at all levels of government
• Other relevant energy-related information or links
There were no testifiers from Hilo, Waimea, or Kona.
Council Member Bob Jacobson asked Council Chair Pete Hoffmann if there was a concrete
action plan already worked out with the Department of Research and Development and The
Kohala Center. Mr. Hoffmann responded that The Kohala Center has already done some
research on this and is ready to work with the Department of Research and Development to
implement the consumer education website.
FESC Report No. 08
Comm. 1536/Res. 795-08
November 20, 2008
Page 2
Your Committee on Food and Energy Sustainability is in accord with the purpose and intent of
Resolution 795-08 and recommends its adoption.
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AYES NOES A&E EX
FORD X
HIGA X
HOFFMANN X
IKEDA X
JACOBSON X
NAEOLE X
PILAGO X
YAGONG X
YOSHIMOTO X
Respectfully submitted,
COMMITTEE ON FOOD AND ENERGY
SUSTAINABILITY
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J YOSHIMOTO, CHAIR
FESC REPORT NO. 08
ADOPTED: DES 1 7 7fIf1R