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Meeting: Council -March 1, 1995
Action: Close file
Re: Res. 41-95/C-77.03
COUNTY OF HAWA#E -' STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION N0. 41 ~5
WHEREAS, HELCO being the only electrical utility franchise providing electric
power to the Island of Hawaii, is currently proposing to expand its 20-megawatt facility
at Keahole due to its near term generating capacity shortfall; and
WHEREAS, in its own study for a site selection conducted in 1988, HELCO
identiSed Kawaihae and Puu Anahulu as its most desirable sites and Keahole as one of its
less desirable sites; and
WHEREAS, in their attempts to meet their projected peak demand in 1995,
HELCO has unreasonably focused its attention on Keahole, the less desirable site for the
additional capacity; and
WHEREAS, Enserch Development Corporation, a wholly owned diversified
energy company based in Dallas, Texas is proposing a cogeneration power plant on the
former Hamakua Sugaz Mill site; and
WHEREAS, Kawaihae Cogeneration Partners, a partnership of a Native Hawaiian
owned company, Waimana Enterprises, Inc., and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Mitsubishi Corporation, Diamond Energy, Inc., is proposing a cogeneration power plant
on HELCO's preferred site at Kawaihae; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the County of Hawaii has expressed its support,
through Resolution No. 311-94, of the concept of a cogeneration plant; and
WHEREAS, a cogeneration plant would meet HELCO's peak demand; and
WHEREAS, both federal and state statutes require that the public pay the same or
less for electricity purchased from a cogeneration plant than that of HELCO's own power
plant; and
WHEREAS, the lands on the Keahole site are in the State's Conservation District
and may be of high historical, cultural and intrinsic value; and
WHEREAS, a power plant is not a permitted use under the HRS § 183-41 as it
relates to Conservation Districts; and
WHEREAS, a facility of this size near Kona's airport would depreciate the beauty
of the area and would block major view planes, leaving an unattractive first impression to
our island's visitors: and
WHEREAS, the storage of half a million gallons of diesel fuel would necessitate
the trucking of twelve tankers daily from Hilo to the Keahole site raising concern for the
site's feasibility and safety.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF
THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that it does not concur with HELCO's desire to expand its
proposed 56-megawatt facility at Keahole.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk of the County of Hawaii
transmit copies of this resolution to the Governor of the State of Hawaii, all of the Hawaii
Island Legislators, the Board of Land and Natural Resources, The Public Utilities
Commisson, the Mayor of the County of Hawaii, the Planning Director, the Planning
Commission Chairman, and the President of HELCO.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii, this day of , 1995.
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