Geothermal energy development in Hawaii : a decade of conflict

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dc.contributor.authorEdmunds, Sallie
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-26T23:10:48Z
dc.date.available2015-01-26T23:10:48Z
dc.date.issued1986-11
dc.description.abstract"Hawaii is blessed with abundant alternate energy sources and yet is precariously dependant on imported oil for generating electricity. Government officials see geothermal energy as one of the critical solutions to Hawaii's energy dilemma for strategic and economic reasons. Developers view the situation as an opportunity for investment and profit and for service to the people of Hawaii. Local residents and environmentalists are concerned, however, about the lack of regulatory rules, uncertainty of the ultimate end use of the energy, the wisdom of developing a submarine cable to transport the power to Oahu, the effect on native Hawaiian religious practices, and a lack of involvement in planning and decision-making, among other aspects., Subsequently, geothermal development on the Big Island of Hawaii has been the center of conflict for over a decade. Mediators have suggested or initiated various attempts to resolve geothermal-related conflicts with mixed success but the major dispute continues unresolved."
dc.description.sponsorshipDepartment of Planning and Economic Development, State of Hawaii
dc.description.sponsorshipHawaii Natural Energy Institute, University of Hawaii at Manoa
dc.format.extent208 pages
dc.identifier.citationEdmunds S. 1986. Geothermal energy development in Hawaii: a decade of conflict. Honolulu (HI): Program on Conflict Resolution, University of Hawaii at Manoa.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10524/47142
dc.language.isoen-US
dc.publisherProgram on Conflict Resolution, University of Hawaii at Manoa
dc.relation.ispartofseriesProgram on Conflict Resolution Working Paper Series: 1987-4
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAlternate energy development disputes series ; v. 1
dc.subjectmediation
dc.subjectHawaii Geothermal Project
dc.subjectgeothermal development
dc.subjectKehaualea
dc.subjectresolution
dc.subjectPuna
dc.subjectBig Island
dc.subjectHawaii
dc.subject.lcshGeothermal engineering--Environmental aspects--Hawaii--Puna Region
dc.subject.lcshGeothermal power plants--Environmental aspects--Hawaii--Puna Region
dc.subject.lcshGeothermal resources--Hawaii--Puna Region
dc.titleGeothermal energy development in Hawaii : a decade of conflict
dc.typeReport
dc.type.dcmiText
local.identifier.callnumberHM136 .W677 1987 no.4
local.identifier.voyagerid1921357

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