A win-win situation for North Kohala and the County of Hawaii - By Peter Klika, Esq.

I propose to put WasteStream's proposed waste park adjacent to the wind turbines on Upolu Road and have the electricity for the waste park supplied by the wind turbines. Doesn't this make more economic, environmental, and aesthetic sense than putting the waste park upwind of a residential community,a hospital and two schools? As you know, HELCO does not purchase all of the electrical capacity from the wind farm and the owner has recently submitted bids to disassemble  some of the turbines. The County and North Kohala will have a clean, efficient, and environmentally sound source of electricity and the trucks that serve the waste park do not have to drive through Hawi and Kapaau. The State already owns a large parcel at the end of Upolu Road which can be leased to the County just like the existing transfer station and there is already a paved road all the way to Upolu Airport. Ladies and Gentlemen: Let's be a bit more imaginative and sensitive and take a close look at my proposal. This is what WasteStream and the County should be examining, not building an entirely out of place facility on AG-20 land being sold by a private party. Respectfully,  Peter Klika