Hawaii 2024 Regular Session

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1	1	THE SENATE S.R. NO. 167 THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE RESOLUTION Requesting the national energy laboratory of hawaii authority to work with the university of hawaii at manoa to develop new master and strategic plans.
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35	35	Requesting the national energy laboratory of hawaii authority to work with the university of hawaii at manoa to develop new master and strategic plans.
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41	41	WHEREAS, the State has invested over $130,000,000 in the creation and operation of the Hawaii Ocean Science and Technology Park (HOST Park) located in Kailua-Kona; and WHEREAS, the HOST Park is located on lands owned and operated by the National Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA); and WHEREAS, NELHA's current master and strategic plan were last updated in 2011 and 2012, respectively, necessitating the need for both plans to be updated; and WHEREAS, NELHA's HOST Park represents a clear opportunity to reassess how renewable energy technologies have advanced and what roles they can play in the State moving forward; and WHEREAS, in a Technical Memorandum prepared by the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR), PICHTR noted that "the large amount of interest generated in the State of Hawaii by the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative affords a great opportunity for NELHA to market itself as a hub for energy research and commercialization"; and WHEREAS, there are opportunities to explore how to leverage byproducts of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) based on renewable energy technologies at HOST Park to further support other nascent clean energy and clean transportation initiatives; and WHEREAS, the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa has conducted studies showing the potential benefits of cold water irrigation in agriculture; and WHEREAS, there is growing interest in hydrogen as an energy source, especially in fuel cells where water is the only byproduct and renewable hydrogen can be obtained from ammonia through the OTEC process; and WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Engineering, CTAHR, the Shidler College of Business, the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, and the Office of Innovation and Commercialization have the expertise necessary to work with NELHA to develop its next strategic plan focused on research and commercialization of OTEC and renewable energy; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, that NELHA is requested to work with the University of Hawaii at Manoa to develop new master and strategic plans; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that NELHA's development of new strategic and master plans is requested to be led by the College of Engineering, and assisted by CTAHR, the Shidler College of Business, the School of Ocean and Earth Science Technology, and the Office of Innovation and Commercialization; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that NELHA's new strategic plan is requested to be grounded in its statutory mission established pursuant to section 227D-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the updated plans are requested to include the research and pathways towards the commercialization of renewable energy technologies, including OTEC, and their byproducts; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that NELHA is requested to submit a report to the Legislature on the progress towards new master and strategic plans, including identification of new potential public and private sector partnerships, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Legislative Session of 2025; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Executive Director of the National Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority and President of the University of Hawaii System, who is requested to then transmit copies of this Concurrent Resolution to the appropriate representatives of the College of Engineering, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Shidler College of Business, School of Ocean and Earth Science Technology, and Office of Innovation and Commercialization. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: National Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority; University of Hawaii; Master Plan; Strategic Plan; Report; Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion; Renewable Energy Technology
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43	43	WHEREAS, the State has invested over $130,000,000 in the creation and operation of the Hawaii Ocean Science and Technology Park (HOST Park) located in Kailua-Kona; and
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47	47	WHEREAS, the HOST Park is located on lands owned and operated by the National Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA); and
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51	51	WHEREAS, NELHA's current master and strategic plan were last updated in 2011 and 2012, respectively, necessitating the need for both plans to be updated; and
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55	55	WHEREAS, NELHA's HOST Park represents a clear opportunity to reassess how renewable energy technologies have advanced and what roles they can play in the State moving forward; and
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59	59	WHEREAS, in a Technical Memorandum prepared by the Pacific International Center for High Technology Research (PICHTR), PICHTR noted that "the large amount of interest generated in the State of Hawaii by the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative affords a great opportunity for NELHA to market itself as a hub for energy research and commercialization"; and
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63	63	WHEREAS, there are opportunities to explore how to leverage byproducts of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) based on renewable energy technologies at HOST Park to further support other nascent clean energy and clean transportation initiatives; and
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67	67	WHEREAS, the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa has conducted studies showing the potential benefits of cold water irrigation in agriculture; and
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71	71	WHEREAS, there is growing interest in hydrogen as an energy source, especially in fuel cells where water is the only byproduct and renewable hydrogen can be obtained from ammonia through the OTEC process; and
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75	75	WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Engineering, CTAHR, the Shidler College of Business, the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, and the Office of Innovation and Commercialization have the expertise necessary to work with NELHA to develop its next strategic plan focused on research and commercialization of OTEC and renewable energy; now, therefore,
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79	79	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2024, that NELHA is requested to work with the University of Hawaii at Manoa to develop new master and strategic plans; and
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83	83	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that NELHA's development of new strategic and master plans is requested to be led by the College of Engineering, and assisted by CTAHR, the Shidler College of Business, the School of Ocean and Earth Science Technology, and the Office of Innovation and Commercialization; and
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87	87	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that NELHA's new strategic plan is requested to be grounded in its statutory mission established pursuant to section 227D-2, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and
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91	91	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the updated plans are requested to include the research and pathways towards the commercialization of renewable energy technologies, including OTEC, and their byproducts; and
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95	95	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that NELHA is requested to submit a report to the Legislature on the progress towards new master and strategic plans, including identification of new potential public and private sector partnerships, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Legislative Session of 2025; and
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99	99	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Executive Director of the National Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority and President of the University of Hawaii System, who is requested to then transmit copies of this Concurrent Resolution to the appropriate representatives of the College of Engineering, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, Shidler College of Business, School of Ocean and Earth Science Technology, and Office of Innovation and Commercialization.
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