Oil Spill Task Force Annual Meeting 2016
Hawaii Report June 21, 2016 Presented by Keith Kawaoka Deputy Director Environmental Health Administration Department of Health
The Hawaiian Archipelago
2016 SPILL EVENTS Marine Corp helicopter crash Pearl Harbor tour helicopter crash Keehi Lagoon seaplane landing ASIG Tank 2 status update Navy Red Hill status
Marine Corp night training accident 2 Super Stallion collide in flight 1 mile off shore All 12 onboard perished 4000 gallons of fuel released Unified Command established
Private tour helicopter crashed in Pearl Harbor mechanical failure experienced, pilot initiated auto rotation 4 injured, 1 fatality, < 96 gallons of fuel released
Emergency water landing of private airplane Landing gear failed to deploy Pilot not injured < 93 gallons of fuel released
ASIG Tank 2 release update Installed recovery wells through Tank 2 floor (March) Installed 200 yds of HD liner (April) Total recovered so far: 34,644 gallons
Red Hill underground tank farm update Signed an enforceable agreement between State, EPA, Navy, & DLA to address fuel releases and infrastructure improvements Adding 4 new monitoring wells to compliment the existing 10 wells 6 in-depth studies of tank upgrades planned
LEGISLATIVE SESSION HAWAII CLEAN ENERGY INITATIVE Dengue response
Hawaii is the most fossil fuel dependent state in the nation Petroleum use in Hawaii
Producing electricity comparison from oil… Hawaii 67.9% US 0.7%
The Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative Initiated in 2008 partnering with the US Dept. of Energy Set a goal of 100% clean energy by 2045 In 2015, approximately 23.4% of Hawaii’s electricity was generated by renewable energy
SOLAR PV Contributed 35% of the renewable energy Photovoltaic system, Campbell Industrial Park Contributed 35% of the renewable energy
Contributed to 28% of the renewable energy WIND Contributed to 28% of the renewable energy
Contributed to 22% of the renewable energy GEO-THERMAL Contributed to 22% of the renewable energy
Contributed to 1.3% of the renewable energy HYDROPOWER Contributed to 1.3% of the renewable energy
OCEAN (thermal energy) Under development
OCEAN (wave energy) Under development
Dengue response Cases reported: 264 Initial case date: September 11, 2015 Last case reported: March 27, 2016 Legislature $ 1.27M funding
see you in HAWAII 2017 ALOHA