THE SENATE	S.R. NO.	128
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

SENATE RESOLUTION

 

 

ENCOURAGING THE AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO ACQUIRE THE DAM AND SPILLWAY OF LAKE WILSON FOR HYDROELECTRICITY.

 

 

     WHEREAS, the Wahiawa Dam and Reservoir, now known as Lake Wilson, was built by the Waialua Agricultural Company in 1903; and

 

     WHEREAS, the dam has created a seven-mile-long reservoir that takes advantage of the natural stream beds and canyons located in the Kaukonahua Gulch; and

 

     WHEREAS, Lake Wilson has a current capacity of 2.5 billion gallons; and

 

     WHEREAS, pumped-storage hydroelectricity is a type of hydroelectric energy storage used by electric power systems for load balancing; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Agribusiness Development Corporation is a state agency established in 1994 and controls and manages various large tracts of agricultural land and water projects in the State of Hawaii; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Agribusiness Development Corporation is currently working with Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative to complete a pumped hydroenergy storage project in Kekaha; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Lake Wilson dam also has the potential to mass produce hydroelectric energy; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twenty-eighth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2015, that the Agribusiness Development Corporation is encouraged to develop a plan to acquire the dam and spillway of Lake Wilson and to develop a plan to install pumped-storage hydroelectricity; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any electricity and revenue generated from pumped-storage hydroelectricity be used primarily to support agriculture or agriculture programs; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Executive Director of the Agribusiness Development Corporation.

Report Title: 

ADC; Lake Wilson Dam