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Abstract:
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A major and fundamental difficulty in the development of both geothermal resources and a cable system is the diverse array of federal, state, and county land use, planning, environmental and other related laws and regulations that currently control the undertak1ng of all commercial projects in the State. The complexities, the magnitude in the scope and cost, the fundamental interrelationship between the development of geothermal resources and a cable system, the inherent requirement for the. coordinated development of the geothermal resources and a cable system, the substantial length of time required to undertake ant ' complete both developments, and the desirability of private funding for both developments require that affected state and county' agencies be directed to pursue and develop to the maximum extend under existing laws, the coordination and consolidation of regulations and controls pertinent to the development of geothermal resources and a cable system. As such, a consolidated permit application and review process for the development of the State's geothermal resources and the cable system was established by an Act of the Hawaii |
