Regulatory setting for very large floating platforms in Hawaii |
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| Institution: | 1. Information Industry Institute, China Center for Information Industry Development, Haidian, Beijing, 100846, China;2. School of Economics and Management, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, China;3. Beijing Key Laboratory of New Energy and Low-Carbon Development (North China Electric Power University), Changping, Beijing, 102206, China;4. China National Nuclear Corporation, Xicheng, Beijing, 100822, China;1. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2540 Dole Street Holmes Hall 383, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA;2. Department of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2424 Maile Way Saunders Hall 107, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA;3. Sea Grant College Program, University of Hawaii at Manoa, 2525 Correa Road HIG 211, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA;1. Laboratory of Histology and Embryology, Department of Microscopy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), University of Porto, U.Porto, Portugal;2. Team of Histomorphology, Physiopathology and Applied Toxicology, Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research (CIIMAR), U.Porto, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | This paper provides an overview of the regulatory regimes pertinent to operating very large floating platforms (VLFPs) in Hawaii. Coastal and offshore jurisdictions are defined and key county, state and federal authorities and responsibilities are described. Forty applicable state and federal laws are cited. Special consideration is given to marine management areas, state claims for extended jurisdiction, native Hawaiian entitlements, submerged lands, ocean leasing, water quality areas and the humpback whale national marine sanctuary. VLFPs in Hawaii probably will have to be deployed offshore, out of sight of scenic coastal viewplanes, to assure public acceptance. However, offshore positioning is coincident with a simpler regulatory regime (federal) and lowered regulatory uncertainty and risk. The unambiguous delimitation of the seaward extent of state jurisdiction may well be the paramount regulatory issue requiring resolution for deciding where to site a VLFP in Hawaii. |
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