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Project Timeline

January - May 2002
Phase I – Initial Project planning

May - August 2002
• Establish and convene the Energy Policy Forum
• Develop website for disseminating information and obtaining input
• Frame issues and identify alternative scenarios for Hawai‘i’s Energy Future

Sept. 2002 - March 2003
• Commission background and policy papers and presentations to assist in evaluating energy future scenarios
• Conduct focus groups or other activities to obtain input as needed

March - Nov. 2003
Phase II – Input for the Policy Summit
• Evaluate commissioned papers and identify next steps re: policy issues, options and recommendations for additional studies.
• Begin plans for the Hawai‘i Energy Policy Summit to involve the broader community in deliberating on issues, options, and recommendations regarding policies, plans, and programs to achieve the envisioned Energy Future for 2030.

December 2003
Convene Hawai‘i Energy Policy Summit

December 2003
Phase III – Implementation Plan

February 2004
Develop Implementation Plan based on technical and policy papers and input from the Summit; work with appropriate policymakers to determine feasible policies and specific actions (e.g. legislation, administrative rule changes, etc.) required to implement the strategy. Undertake public participation plan.

February 2004
Disseminate final report of Hawai‘i’s Energy Future detailing issues, preferred scenario(s), and feasible policy(ies) and action recommendations to create Hawai‘i’s preferred future.

 

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