Geothermal exploration planned for district of Kona, Hawaii
Steam plume at Volcano National Park - Kona, Hawaii (Source: Flickr, CC, By: Adam)
Francisco Rojas
25 Mar 2015
The exploration will be done by the University of Hawaii's Institute of Geophysics and Planetology (permit pending) and it will take place across nine different agricultural zoned areas on the West Rift Zone of Hualalai.
Local sources from Hawaii state that the district of Kona will start geothermal exploration, thanks to the University of Hawaii’s Institute of Geophysics and Planetology, which is seeking a Geothermal Exploration Permit (GEP).
According to the local sources, “the exploration will take place across nine different agricultural zoned areas on the West Rift Zone of Hualalai. Three are on state lands, two on lands belonging to Kamehameha Schools, two on Palani Ranch, one on Queen Liliuokalani Trust lands, and one on Makalei Golf Club. UH withdrew a request to measure additional sites because they were located in either Urban or Conservation Lands, and would have required costly environmental assessments.”
The Hawaii Board of Land and Natural Resources will meet on Friday and deliberate on providing the GEP to UH.
Source: Big Island Video News
