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COUNTY OF HAWAII STATE OF HAWAII
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RESOLUTION NO. 412 10
A RESOLUTION ENCOURAGING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO
INITIATE NEIGHBOR ISLAND PUBLIC HEARINGS REGARDING APPROVAL OF
PASHA HAWAII TRANSPORT LINES AS A HAWAII WATER CARRIER.
WHEREAS, Hawai`i Island has committed to the preservation of agriculture; and
WHEREAS, a healthy agricultural economy requires a viable market opportunity; and
WHEREAS, in order for that dynamic to exist, interisland shipping of product and
materials is essential; and
WHEREAS, the economy of the neighbor islands depends heavily on regular and
reliable barge service; and
WHEREAS, the Public Utilities Commission has issued an Interim Decision and Order
authorizing Pasha Hawai`i Transport Lines to operate its cargo carriers and provide limited types
of cargo services to limited ports, at a service rate of once every two weeks on an interim basis
through December 2013; and
WHEREAS, Young Brothers currently maintains complete and frequent interisland
routing; and
WHEREAS, allowing an additional shipping service provider to compete in only the
most profitable areas with the established service provided by Young Brothers, without a
complementary requirement to service less profitable areas, dilutes the viability of Young
Brothers' continued service due to fragmentation of the consumer market; and
WHEREAS, State Legislators, members of the public, and Young Brothers all called
upon the Public Utilities Commission to hold both public hearings and evidentiary hearings; and
WHEREAS, the Public Utilities Commission chose not to hold hearings on neighbor
islands to discuss the matter; and
WHEREAS, the Public Utilities Commission maintains the power to terminate Pasha
Hawai`i Transport Lines' authority to operate during the interim period if it is determined that
the intrastate service causes undue harm to existing intrastate shipping services or the public
interest; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that, in
recognition of the potential effects on our agricultural future and our community as a whole, it
strongly encourages the Public Utilities Commission to hold neighbor island public hearings to
gather information that may compel it to reconsider its decision to add an alternate cargo carrier
company; and
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall forward copies of this
resolution to the Honorable Mayor William Kenoi; the Governor of the State of Hawai`i; the
Director of the Hawai`i Department of Transportation; the Chairperson of the Hawai`i Public
Utilities Commission; the Director of the Department of Business, Economic Development, and
Tourism; and the Executive Director of the Division of Consumer Advocacy, Department of
Commerce and Consumer Affairs.
Dated at Kona , Hawai`i, this 17th day of November , 2010.
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNTY COUNCIL ROLL CALL VOTE
County of Hawai`i AYES NOES ABS EX
Hilo, Hawaii ENRIQUES X
FORD X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by GREENWELL X
the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted y the COUNCIL of the H OFFMANN
County of Hawai`i on November 1 2010 X
IKEDA X
NAEOLE X
ATTEST: ONISHI X
YAGONG X
YOSHIMOTO X
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