Community Outreach Plan

Haleakala Solar Project Community Outreach Plan

Building community support for the Project and educating the public about the Project design and technology is a critical path item to the development of the Haleakala Solar project. Community outreach is critical for ensuring all interest groups have a forum to provide input and voice concerns with the Project. Clearway will engage with key stakeholders early and often during Project development, the permit approval process and through construction of the Project to understand and address the community’s concerns with the Project.

There are a number of communities and stakeholders that may be interested in the Project and may have concerns.

Community Outreach Objectives:

Build understanding and support from the community for Clearway’s work in Hawai`i to date.
Scope the community more closely to understand key stakeholder groups.
Identify, build and maintain network of community stakeholders to advocate for completion of renewable energy projects.
Receive regulatory approvals to complete projects.
Continue to position Clearway as a credible, innovative, and financially strong partner to help Hawai`i achieve its RPS goal by 2045.

Stage One – Upon Bid Submission and Prior to Final Award (November 2019 – May 2020)

Since bid submission in November and prior to Final Award in May, Clearway has been familiarizing ourselves with and preparing to engage with key stakeholder groups. During this time we prepared and launched the project website for the project and developed a more detailed community outreach plan as presented here.

Stage Two – Upon Final Award by Hawaiian Electric (May – June 2020)

NOTE ON COVID-19: In order to respond to the current COVID-19 pandemic, and assuming that quarantines and restrictions may still be in place in Hawaii, Clearway plans to schedule community meetings by teleconference, webinar (Zoom) and share documents electronically via our website in advance of virtual meetings. Zoom allows for an unlimited number of participants and for community members to ‘raise their hand’ in a moderated platform which will allow community members to express their comments as well as record these sessions for sharing later. Virtual community meetings will allow for live engagement and interaction between the

Proposer and community participants while protecting health and safety of the community. As soon as safe and allowed under State and County mandates, Clearway will conduct in-person neighborhood and community meetings that meet policies for group gatherings.

Upon Final Award by Hawaiian Electric (expected May 8^th) Clearway plans to launch the project website by May 31^st. In May and June informal outreach will commence including introductory meetings and presentations to local stakeholders as identified below.

Community Associations, Councils, Committees and Organizations:

Kihei Community Association
Makena Community Association
Palauea Bay Community Association
Wailea Community Association
South Maui Destination Association
Maui Research and Technology Park
Auwahi Dryland Forest Restoration Project
Leeward Haleakalā Watershed Restoration Partnership (LHWRP)
Kula Community Association
DHHL Homestead Services
Maui Meadows Community Association

Government Agencies

US Army Corps of Engineers
Department of Water Supply
Maui Fire Department (HFD)
Maui Police Department (HPD)
Division of Forestry and Wildlife (DOFAW)
Hawaii County Civil Defense

County Department of Environmental Management

Local Elected Officials – County Leadership:
- Michael P. Victorino, Mayor – County of Maui
- Deidre Tegarden, Chief of Staff – Mayor’s Office, County of Maui
- Kelly King, Council Chairwoman – County of Maui

Nearby Businesses/Resorts:

Maui Research and Technology Park
Maui Brewing Company
Maui Nui Golf Club
Hokulani Golf Villas
Kihei Aquatic Center
Kihei Lions Club
Kihei Youth Center
Rotary Club of Kihei Sunrise
Rotary Club of Kihei-Wailea

Other Stakeholders:

Adjacent Landowners (non-Haleakala Ranch) – Monsanto, Goodfellow Brothers
Cultural stakeholders (to be identified with help from the Project’s archaeological and cultural consultants) – Pacific Legacy
Department of Education school in the area including Kihei Charter High School, Lokelani Intermediate School, and Kihei Elementary School
Elected officials to build political support for the Project.

These initial community meetings will be held to gather public input and advise local groups in advance about the more formal process of community outreach that will commence in Stage 3 of the Community Outreach Plan. These meetings will be voluntary public information sessions outside any formal permitting or PUC approval process and would occur early in project development, prior to applying for County Special Use Permit approval. The intent will be to get the word out via these informational meetings and more informal platforms such as the NextDoor application so that community is aware of and prepared to engage in the more formal process that will commence in Stage 3.

Stage Three – Prior to Execution of PPA (June – September 2020)

After informational meetings have been held as part of Stage Two described above, Clearway will then hold a formal Town Hall meeting specific to the project to address community concerns. Media advisories will be sent out to the community in late June/ early July for the meeting to be held in late July/ early August. Media advisories will be issued to the

following media and organizations a minimum of 30 days prior to a public meeting:

Maui News
Maui Now
Civil Beat
Hawaii News Now
KHON2 News
KITV4 News

Additionally, advertisements will be placed in area community publications such The Maui News, Maui Now and Hawaii News Now. Additionally, media advisories will go out to all the organizations contacted as part of Stage One and Two of the Community Outreach Plan.

Meeting venues being scoped for this Town Hall meeting.

At the Town Hall meeting all relevant project details will be shared via a presentation and via boards hung up around the room in an Open House format. Community members will have a chance to voice their questions and concerns in the meeting.

Additionally, attendees will be advised that they have the next 30 days to submit any other formal comments via the project-specific email address prior to the Power Purchase Agreement being submitted to the Public Utilities Commission for approval. Those comments along with their responses will be copied verbatim and included in the PUC application for approval of the Power Purchase Agreement with Hawaiian Electric. All confidential contact information will be redacted and community stakeholders information will be protected.

Stage Four – Post-PUC Application and through Public Hearing before Maui County Planning Commission (October 2020 – December 2022)

Clearway will continue to inform neighboring communities and stakeholders through all phases of the project,

which shall include the County permitting and public hearing process, design process and start of construction as well as updates on when construction is expected to be complete and the project is due to come online.

Community Outreach

energy from solar resources, thereby providing clean, renewable energy for the State of Hawai`i. Specifically, this will help to meet the State’s established regulatory requirements and initiatives for 100% renewable energy, as well as diversify the Hawaii’s power supply and contribute to the State’s energy independence and security, mitigating potential volatility in the fossil fuel supply. Production of solar-generated energy would replace a portion of the State’s electricity that is currently generated by burning fossil fuels, thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other forms of pollution that are detrimental to the environment and human health. The proposed project will also provide economic benefits to the State and the local community, as it would save Hawaiian residents on their electric bills as demonstrated by Residential Bill Impact Assessments. Furthermore, power generated by the project is sold under a long-term, fixed-price contract and, as such, the proposed project will also provide long-term price stability for energy production.

[comprehensive economic analysis to be performed upon award of the project in May to update these figures]

Contribute to Hawaii’s clean energy future, producing no pollution or greenhouse gas emissions
Provide enough clean energy to power over X homes
Contribute to Hawaii’s energy independence by offsetting X barrels of fossil fuel per year
Will increase Hawaiian Electric’s renewable portfolio progress by X percentage points towards 100% renewables by 2045
Avoid X metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year (X M metric tons over 20 years), equivalent to taking X cars off the road for a year (or X cars over 20 years)
Energy storage provides resiliency to the grid and allows the projects to continue providing solar energy to the grid after the sun goes down
Number of direct jobs and indirect jobs
Economic value of jobs created
Economic contribution to the State and County in terms of various taxes

Community Benefits Package

Plan to work closely with local community outreach firm on a community benefits package acceptable to the community
Clearway has funded an education program in partnership with Kamehameha Schools for local students on Oahu in addition to the existing education program already underway in partnership with Blue Planet Foundation that Clearway would like to explore rolling out to K-8 schools on Maui
Exploring placing a dip tank on-site for fire-fighting by helicopter
Work with local Dry Forest Initiative and utilize their knowledge of local plants for sensitive landscape design