You’re Invited: BOEM Hawaiʻi Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force Meeting
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Hawaiʻi Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force (“Task Force”), established in 2012, reflects a partnership between federal, state, and local agencies, as well as offices who regularly engage with members of the Native Hawaiian community. The Task Force serves as a renewable energy forum to discuss issues and concerns, including those identified by the Native Hawaiian community; exchange data and information about biological, cultural, and physical resources, ocean uses, and priorities; and facilitate early and continual dialogue and collaboration opportunities.
BOEM and the State of Hawaiʻi are holding the 5th BOEM Hawaiʻi Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting on August 22, 2024, from 9:30 am – 3:00 pm (HST) at the Mission Memorial Building Auditorium (550 South King Street, Honolulu, Hawaiʻi 96813). The meeting will also be held virtually over Zoom.
Advanced registration is required if joining the meeting virtually. Please register for the meeting here:
https://kearnswest.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN__li8i_VcQ5iO0wrzNNKMtQ#/registration
The purpose of the meeting is to update Task Force members on the status of Hawaiʻi offshore wind planning. The meeting will include an overview of Hawaiʻi’s renewable energy goals, BOEM’s leasing process and current region-specific studies, and the status of offshore wind planning. The meeting will provide time for open discussion among Task Force members to discuss next steps for Hawaiʻi offshore wind planning.
The public is welcome to attend this meeting, which will include an opportunity at the end of the meeting for public input on topics identified on the meeting agenda.
Hawaiʻi Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Task Force meeting (August 22, 2024)
- Agenda
- Task Force Roster
- Presentation Slides (Coming Soon)
- Attendee List - Posted after the meeting
- Meeting Recording - Posted after the meeting
Task Force Meeting
- 2016 - Task Force Meeting: Four
- 2015 - Task Force Meeting: Three
- 2012 - Task Force Meeting: Two
- 2012 - Task Force Meeting: One
Resources
- Fact Sheet: BOEM Leasing Process
- Selected BOEM-Funded Research Informing Renewable Energy Offshore Hawaii & U.S. Pacific Territories
- BOEM Renewable Energy Leasing Schedule
- Selected NREL Studies:
o Floating Offshore Wind in Hawaii: Potential for Jobs and Economic Impacts from Two Future Scenarios
o The Cost and Feasibility of Floating Offshore Wind Energy in the O‘ahu Region
o Hawaii Solar and Wind Integration Studies
o Life Cycle Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Electricity Generation: Update