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STATE OF HAWAII
RESOLUTION NO. 249 15
(DRAFT 2)
A RESOLUTION PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO THE COUNTY OF HAWAII
GENERAL PLAN, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE GENERAL PLAN
COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW PROCESS, RELATING TO GEOTHERMAL
RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT.
WHEREAS, the Hawai`i County Planning Director initiated a comprehensive review of
the County of Hawai`i General Plan on February 6, 2015; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to section 16.1(3) of the General Plan, the Planning Director
established June 6, 2015 as the deadline for Council initiated amendments to the Plan during the
comprehensive review process; and
WHEREAS, in consideration of the Council Planning Committee's request to postpone
this deadline, the Planning Director postponed the deadline for Council initiated amendments
until September 8, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the Council submits this resolution in response to the Planning Director's
invitation to submit amendments to the General Plan; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE COUNTY OF HAWAII that the
Planning Director consider the following proposals during the Director's review and analysis of
suggestions offered during this initial phase of the comprehensive review process and ultimately
incorporate them as possible, into the final proposed amendments to the Hawai`i County General
Plan:
1. Subject to the requirements of state law, the relevant Hawai`i County Planning
Commission should have the authority to regulate future geothermal development
in Hawai`i County;
2. Additional development of geothermal resources should mitigate impacts to
people by the use of best available control technology;
3. Additional development of geothermal resources that are not part of the
previously approved Geothermal Resource Permit 2 production facilities should,
to the extent possible, avoid inhabited areas;
4. Enhanced monitoring measures should continue to be conducted; and
5. Health impact studies should continue to be conducted and the findings and
recommendations from those studies be made available to the public and
implemented.
BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit a copy of this
resolution to the Hawai`i County Planning Director.
Dated at Kona Hawaii, this 19th day of August 2015.
INTRODUCED BY:
Greggor Ilagan
COUNCIL MEMBER, COUNTY OF HAWAII
ROLL CALL VOTE
AYES NOES ABS EX
CHUNG AYE
DAVID AYE
EOFF AYE
ILAGAN AYE
KANUHA AYE
ONISHI AYE
PALEKA AYE
POINDEXTER AYE
WILLE AYE
9 0 0 0
Reference: C-417.10/Waived PC
RESOLUTION NO. 249 15
(DRAFT 2)
COUNTY COUNCIL
County of Hawai'i
Hilo, Hawai'i
I hereby certify that the foregoing RESOLUTION was by the vote indicated to the right hereof adopted by the COUNCIL of the
County of Hawai'i on August 19, 2015
ATTEST:
COUNTY CLERK CHAIRPERSON & PRESIDING OFFICER