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County of Hawaii—State of Hawaii
Resolution No. 286
WHEREAS, the Hawaii Geothermal Project is developing an
alternative energy resource which, if developed properly, can
mean substantial benefit to the people of the Big Island of
Hawaii as the result of envisioned applications of geothermal
energy for various industrial and food processing uses on Hawaii;
and
WHEREAS, the planned development over a four-year period
of a wellhead generator designed to demonstrate the feasibility
of generating "base load" electricity at the HGP-A test well in
Kapoho, which is in the Puna District of the County of Hawaii ,
has brought our community an effective step closer to the
promise of Hawaii ' s alternative energy resources ; and
WHEREAS, various major international undersea mining
consortia have expressed their interest in examining the Big
Island as a possible site for the establishment of the manganese
nodule processing industry, indicating that the potential avail-
ability and applicability of the geothermal resource provides
considerable incentive to their decision in favor of a Big Island
siting; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii Geothermal Project Development Group,
a consortium of the State of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, and
County of Hawaii, will propose to the United States Department
of Energy a program of "Field Experiments for Direct Uses of
Geothermal Energy" in response to the Department' s Program Oppor-
tunity Notice (PON) EG-78-N-03-2047 , in which the Development
Group will establish a DOE cost-shared facility to research and
demonstrate the cost effective utilization of the Hawaiian
geothermal resource -- including process steam, process water,
and geothermally generated electricity -- for the processing of
manganese nodules; and
WHEREAS, the participation and support of the Big Island
community, Hawaiian commercial interests , the undersea mining
industry, and the County, State and Federal governments are being
solicited for the evaluation of four candidate process routes for
first generation manganese nodule processing, utilizing the sub-
ject geothermal resource; and
WHEREAS, it is important that Hawaii County actively
participate in such critical industry testing in our community
so as to effectively set policy for government' s participation
in such new industry for Hawaii;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE
COUNTY OF HAWAII that it takes this means to fully and enthu-
siastically support the efforts described herein of the Hawaii
Geothermal Project Development Group.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the County of
Hawaii be and is hereby directed to transmit true copies of
this resolution to the Honorable George R. Ariyoshi , Governor
of the State of Hawaii ; the Honorable Herbert T. Matayoshi , Mayor
of the County of Hawaii; and to the Hawaii Geothermal Project
Development Group.
Dated at Hilo, Hawaii , this 17th day of July, 1978 .
INTRODUCED BY:
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COUNCIL MEMBER, •IUNTY OF HAWAII
ROLL CALL VOTE
COUNTY COUNCIL
AYES NOES A/E
County of Hawaii Dahlberg x
Hilo, Hawaii
Domingo X
Fujii X
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to X
the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the County of Hawaii on. Garcia
Kawahara
July 17, 1978 Lai•
X
Sameshima X
ATTEST: Tajiri X
Chr.Yamashiro x
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R.B. LEGASPI STEPHEN K. di ASHIRO
COUNTY CLERK Chairman&Pre ding Officer
Ma No.
286
RESOLUTION NO.