HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.C.R. NO.

183

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2003

H.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 
   


HOUSE CONCURRENT

RESOLUTION

 

REQUESTING THE HAWAII COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT AN ANALYSIS OF ITS CURRENT EFFORTS TO DETERMINE TO WHAT EXTENT IT IS UTILIZING PROMISING ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES IN ITS DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS.

 

 

WHEREAS, one of the missions of the Hawaii Community Development Authority is to ensure that the Kakaako district is invigorated and established as a dynamic urban neighborhood, one which will accommodate a mix of people with a wide spectrum of activities and commerce; and

WHEREAS, the Hawaii Community Development Authority was created by the 1976 State Legislature to bring about the timely planning, regulation, and development of under-utilized areas in the State; and

WHEREAS, through Kakaako’s redevelopment, the State's economy is being enhanced with new business and job opportunities; and

WHEREAS, the State has expended over $130,000,000 on the first five improvement district projects in Kakaako and this major investment, along with current infrastructure improvement projects, demonstrates the State's long-term development commitment to Kakaako; and

WHEREAS, these developments have the potential to significantly impact the environment and existing energy infrastructure, owing to increased energy demand (most of which is currently provided by imported, polluting fossil fuels); and

WHEREAS, it is the policy of the State of Hawaii to:

(1) Provide dependable, efficient, and economical statewide energy systems capable of supporting the needs of the people;

(2) Increase energy self-sufficiency where the ratio of indigenous to imported energy use is increased;

(3) Provide greater energy security in the face of threats to Hawaii's energy supplies and systems; and

(4) Avoid, reduce, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to global climate change;

and

WHEREAS, part II of Act 77, Session Laws of Hawaii 2002, requires the State to significantly improve its energy management in state facilities to save taxpayer dollars and reduce emissions that contribute to air pollution and global climate change; and

WHEREAS, Act 77 contains a number of specific and general goals; and

WHEREAS, for example, each state agency shall:

(1) Reduce its greenhouse gas emissions attributed to facility energy use by thirty percent by January 1, 2012, compared to emission levels in calendar year 1990;

(2) Reduce energy consumption per gross square foot of its facilities, excluding laboratory facilities, by twenty percent by January 1, 2007, and thirty percent by January 1, 2012, relative to calendar year 1990;

(3) Reduce energy consumption per square foot, per unit of production, or per other unit as applicable, of its laboratory facilities by fifteen percent by January 1, 2007, and twenty-five percent by January 1, 2012, relative to calendar year 1995;

(4) Provide twenty percent of its remaining energy requirements, after energy efficiency improvement goals have been achieved, with renewable energy resources;

(5) Reduce the use of petroleum-generated energy within its facilities;

(6) Strive to reduce total energy use and associated greenhouse gas and other air emissions, as measured at the source; and

(7) Reduce water consumption and associated energy use in their facilities;

and

WHEREAS, the Hawaii Community Development Authority is a publicly-funded agency that should reflect and implement state energy policies in its development work; and

WHEREAS, much of the increased demand for energy is for air conditioning, water heating, and other energy uses in new facilities; and

WHEREAS, much of these existing and future demands can be met through the use of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies such as:

(1) Seawater air conditioning;

(2) Solar thermal and photovoltaics; and

(3) A variety of energy efficiency measures, including:

(A) No-cost operational changes that can provide energy saving in excess of fifteen percent;

(B) More efficient lighting, including daylighting;

(C) More efficient air conditioning, including seawater air conditioning;

(D) More efficient motors;

(E) Reduced plug loads;

(F) More efficient computer and office equipment;

(G) Energy management systems; and

(H) Building commissioning where buildings are evaluated to ensure that existing energy systems are operating properly and most efficiently;

and

WHEREAS, the University of Hawaii, in developing the new John A. Burns School of Medicine project in Kakaako, is working towards certification in the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEEDS) Program, which incorporates numerous energy efficient and environmental measures and could be viewed as a model for future developments in Kakaako; and

WHEREAS, using energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies can create a healthier, more cost-effective, and more sustainable environment for residents and businesses in the Hawaii Community Development Authority’s development districts and to the entire State of Hawaii; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-second Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2003, the Senate concurring, that the Hawaii Community Development Authority is requested to conduct an analysis of its current development efforts to determine to what extent it is utilizing promising energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies in its development districts; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawaii Community Development Authority is requested to include in its study:

(1) An analysis of the impact of existing and proposed developments on energy infrastructure and the environment;

(2) An analysis of the current use of energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies; and

(3) A benefit/cost analysis of the potential for using such technologies in existing and planned developments (an emphasis shall be placed on the impacts of using seawater air conditioning, seawater air conditioning/thermal energy storage, and solar energy systems both solar thermal and photovoltaic systems) and this benefit/cost analysis shall include a consideration of the externality benefits of such technologies;

and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, Hawaiian Electric Company, and representatives of private and public sector agencies, organizations, and individuals involved in the development and utilization of these technologies and the protection of the environment are requested to assist the Hawaii Community Development Authority in this study; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hawaii Community Development Authority is requested to report its findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2004; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if the results of this study show that such technologies provide benefits that exceed costs, then the Hawaii Community Development Authority is requested to:

(1) Include a requirement for the use of such technologies in all of its developer bidding documents; and

(2) Provide a preference to bidders that incorporate these technologies into their development proposals;

and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Executive Director of the Hawaii Community Development Authority, the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, and the Hawaiian Electric Company.

Report Title:

HCDA; RENEWABLE ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND ANALYSIS