United States
                 Environmental Protection
                 Agency
vvEPA
State Incentives for Achieving Clean  and Renewable  Energy
Development on  Contaminated  Lands
                                                                                                        Hawaii
The development of clean and renewable energy on formerly used land offers many economic and environmental benefits. Combining clean and renewable    ^/
energy and contaminated land cleanup incentives can allow investors and communities to create economically viable clean and renewable energy redevelopment projects.
This document provides information about incentives in your state that can be leveraged for clean and renewable energy and development of contaminated land.
                   Incentives  for Clean and Renewable  Energy
Tax Incentives (abatements, deductions, credits, etc.)
Solar Thermal Systems/Photovoltaic System Tax Credit
http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/energy/publications/taxcredits06.pdf
Provides 35% of actual cost of the system including accessories and
installation or $250,000 ($500,000 for Photovoltaic Systems), whichever is
less. Tax credit does not include consumer incentives and costs for which
another credit is claimed. The credit shall be claimed against net income
tax liability for the year in which it was purchased and installed; credit
exceeding liability may be carried forward until exhausted.

Wind System Tax Credit
http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/energy/publications/taxcredits06.pdf
Provides 20% of actual cost of the system, including accessories and
installation or $500,000, whichever is less. Tax credit does not include
consumer incentives and costs for which another credit is claimed. The
credit shall be claimed against net income tax liability for the year in which
it was purchased and installed; credit exceeding liability may be carried
forward until exhausted.

State Loan Program
http://hawaii.gov/hdoa/agl/alternative-energy-loans
Provides up to 85% of the cost (up to a maximum of $1.5 million) of
agricultural  and aquacultural renewable energy projects. The funds can be
used for infrastructure, equipment, land improvements, and operating
costs. Funds are available at favorable interest rate of 3% for a maximum
term of 40 years.

Net Metering	
http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/energy
Establishes that Hawaii has both simplified interconnection rules for small
renewables and separate rules for all other distributed generation (DG).
Simplified interconnection procedures for net metering are available for
solar, wind, biomass, and hydroelectric systems up to 50 kW in capacity on
Kauai and  100 kW in capacity on the other islands. A manual, lockable
disconnect is required for net-metered systems, and a provision for mutual
indemnification is included.
                                                                                        Quick Facts
                                                                  Public Benefit Fund (PBF)                      Yes D No 0
                                                                  Renewable Portfolio Standard                  Yes 0 No D
                                                                      10% by December 31, 2010; 15% by December 31,2015
                                                                      20% by December 31, 2020
                                                                  Net Metering                                 Yes 0 No D
                                                                  Interconnection Standards                      Yes 0 No D

                                                                              Electric Power Industry Generation by
                                                                               Primary Energy Source (EIA, 2006)
                                                                     Petroleum-Fired    78.4%   Hydroelectric        1.0%
                                                                     Natural Gas-Fired    0.0%   Other Renewables   5.3%
                                                                     Coal-Fired         13.4%   Other              1.8%
                                                                     Nuclear
                                                                                      Points of Contact
                                                                  Solar Thermal Systems/Photovoltaic System Tax Credit, Wind
                                                                  System Tax Credit
                                                                  Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism
                                                                  Maria Tome, mtome@dbedt.hawaii.gov, (808) 587-3809
                                                                  State Loan Program
                                                                  Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Loan Division, Net Metering
                                                                  Dean Masai, dmasai@dbedt.hawaii.gov, (808) 587-3804
Information current as of November 2008; please refer to www.dsireusa.org and the state Web sites
provided, or contact the points of contact identified above for more up to date information.
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                      Incentives for Development of Contaminated Land
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Funding (grants, loans, bonds, etc.)
Hawaii Brownfields Revolving Loan Program
http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/main/about/annual/2006-brownfields-
cleanup.pdfA/iew?searchterm=brownfields
Provides a $1.9 million loan fund that may be distributed through approved
loans to redevelopment projects in any of coalition partners' jurisdictions.
Repayments of loans will re-capitalize the loan fund allowing more loans to
be made.

Technical Assistance and Other Incentives	
Hawaii Brownfields Forum
www.co.honolulu.hi.us/dcs/specialprojects/brownfields_overviewofhawaiisb
rownfieldsprogram.pdf
Encourages and facilitates the redevelopment of contaminated property in
Hawaii. The Forum offers diverse stakeholders an opportunity to gather
three times a year, hear presentations on current issues, and network
productively. The goal of the Forum is to facilitate the identification,
cleanup, and redevelopment of contaminated property.

Limitations on Liability	
Voluntary Cleanup Program
http://hawaii.gov/health/environmental/hazard/vrp.html
Oversees cleanup activities, and when completed, parties receive an
official "letter of completion" for the specific property and contaminants
addressed. This letter certifies that the site has been properly cleaned up
and, to the extent allowed in the law, provides relief from future liability.
The expectation is that the assurances provided in the "letter of
completion" will help facilitate the  sale and/or development of the property.
                                                                                             Quick Facts
                                                                   Limitations on Liability                          Yes 0 No D
                                                                   Number of State-Tracked Contaminated Properties:       1,146
                                                                   Includes facilities or areas in which the Office of Hazard Evaluation and
                                                                   Emergency Response has an interest, has investigated, or may investigate
                                                                   Number of EPA CERCLIS Sites:                            97
                                                                   Sites identified for potential investigation under the federal Superfund Program
                                                                   Number of EPA Brownfields Properties:                     19
                                                                   Properties being funded or addressed under the EPA Brownfields Program
                                                                   There may be some overlap among the categories listed and sites listed may not
                                                                   represent all potentially contaminated sites in Hawaii.
                                                                                          Points of Contact
                                                                   Hawaii Department of Health
                                                                   Hawaii Brownfields Revolving Loan Program, Hawaii Brownfields
                                                                   Forum, Voluntary Cleanup Program
                                                                   Davis Bernstein, dbernstein@eha.health.state.hi.us, (808) 586 4249
Information current as of November 2008; please refer to
www.epa.gov/brownfields/pubs/st_res_prog_report.htm and the state Web sites provided,
or contact the points of contact identified above for more up to date information.
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