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THE SENATE |
S.C.R. NO. |
74 |
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TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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RESOLUTION
requesting the department of business, economic development, and tourism and the hawaii technology trade association to form a public-private partnership to investigate the feasibility of developing an internet website as a portal to market alternative energy activities and business opportunities in hawaii.
WHEREAS, Hawaii is an insular state that is geographically isolated in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, and is therefore dependent on imported energy, chiefly oil; and
WHEREAS, there have been efforts to increase the use of alternative energy resources, especially renewable resources, but these have met with less than satisfactory results; and
WHEREAS, in a single year, renewable sources of energy, such as biomass, wind, hydropower, biogas, photovoltaic, and solar thermal resources, have saved the State as much as 3.5 million barrels of oil and reduced carbon dioxide emissions by an estimated 1.9 million tons; and
WHEREAS, Hawaii residents must make far greater use of renewable resources if they expect to significantly reduce dependence on imported petroleum and the associated pollution it causes; and
WHEREAS, the development of alternative energy resources in the State can be greatly accelerated and facilitated by the introduction and use of an Internet portal dedicated to information and issues relating to alternative energy activities and business opportunities in Hawaii; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-Second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2003, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and the Hawaii Technology Trade Association report on the feasibility of establishing a public-private partnership to develop an Internet website to act as a portal to market and promote alternative energy and activities and business opportunities in Hawaii; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the partnership guidelines shall include at least the following:
(1) Measurable objectives and goals against which contract performance can be gauged;
(2) Clear delineation of roles, functions, and tasks to be performed by the two parties to the agreement;
(3) Specific conditions, including nonperformance, under which the contract may be terminated; and
(4) Reports to the Governor and the Legislature detailing progress of the marketing and promotion project to date, including expenditures and measurable effectiveness;
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BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Director of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and the Director of the Hawaii Technology Trade Association.
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OFFERED BY: |
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Report Title:
Alternative Energy; DBEDT & HTTA Partnership