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Senate committees back DHHL geothermal exploration funding with revolving-fund amendment
Summary
After emotional public testimony for and against geothermal exploration, the committees advanced HB 1307 (HD2) with an amendment to place initial funds into a revolving fund and to require beneficiary consultation before development proceeds.
The Senate committees advanced House Bill 1307 (HD2) March 24 after extended public comment about geothermal exploration on Hawaiian home lands. The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) sought funding for preliminary geothermal investigations, slim-hole drilling and water-well work. Committee members and DHHL staff framed the request as an exploratory phase — not construction — and said informational briefings for beneficiaries will begin in April; they said full…
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