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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduction Task Force (GHGERTF), and December 2009 Report
Act 234 established the GHGERTF, and called for the Task Force to file a report to the Legislature on December 30, 2009.
The GHGERTF's 12-30-09 Report to the Legislature is posted here.
See the GHGERTF 12-30-09 Report's Exhibit A: Public Workshops (November 2009) and Public Comments, here.
See the GHGERTF's consultant ICF International's final 11-10-09 Work Plans report here. (See ICF International's final 8-31-09 Inputs and Assumptions to the modeling here)
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Public Workshops, November 2009
In 2007, a State law was passed with the intent of mitigating the effects of global warming. Act 234 calls for the amount of greenhouse gas emissions in Hawaii, caused mostly by fossil fuel-based electricity generation and transportation uses, to be reduced to or below the 1990 levels by the year 2020. A task force was formed to develop cost-effective measures for reaching that goal. The public is invited to a series of workshops held in all counties to present the potential workplans being considered by the task force for implementing greenhouse gas reductions. A final recommendation will be given to the 2010 Legislature by the task force.
See the GHGERTF's consultant ICF International's (November 10, 2009) work plans report here.
Workshops were held in November 2009 on Kauai, Maui, Big Island, and Oahu. Dates and locations here.
View presentation slides from the Kauai (11/3/2009) and Maui (11/4/2009) public workshops here. View updated Big Island (11/16 & 17, 2009) and Oahu (11/24/2009)presentation slides here.
Audio recordings from the public workshops are available for listening: Kauai, Maui, Hilo, Kona, and Oahu.
Minutes/summaries of the public workshops, and public comments received in writing can be viewed here.
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Public Hearing, 2008
The STATE OF HAWAII DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, AND TOURISM and DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH held a hearing to present the Draft Inventory pursuant to Act 234, SLH 2007, the "Global Warming Solutions Act." It took place at the State Capitol Auditorium (Chamber Level), 415 South Beretania Street, Honolulu, and ran from 5:00 til 8:00 pm on Thursday, November 13, 2008.
The purpose of the hearing was to present an updated inventory of emission sources or categories of sources from the past report prepared by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and the Department of Health, entitled "Inventory of Hawaii Greenhouse Gas Emissions Estimates for 1990," dated July 1997, and to take public testimony. The final inventory was released on December 31, 2008.
Download the Inventory report
Hear the Announcement
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