Geothermal Energy on the Island of Maui.

  There is a proposal of setting up a Geothermal Facility on the Island of Maui, there are supposed to be hot spots on the east end of Haleakala on Ulupalakua Ranch and the Hawaiian Homestead of Kahikinui. Geothermal is a science of harnessing steam from active valcanic fisures under the ground, it is supposed to be safe and environmentally friendly. Double Flash Steam Technology is a closed loop system where the water carries steam from underground and is delivered to a turbine that generates energy to make electericity, the excess water then enters a loop system and is than returned to the ground. This technology is in use on the big Island of Hawaii for  almost 30 years. The question is who owns the right to use and harvest this energy, which is considered in geology as a mineral, the state, federal govment, HECO or the Native Kanaka Maolis who reside on these so called hot spots.  

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