Puna Geothermal Venture application to drill KS-21 and controlling statutes and administrative rules

Request to:: Department of Land & Natural Resources
Law used:: State of Hawaii UIPA
Status of this request:: Request awaits classification
Summary of Request: I would like a copy of Puna Geothermal Venture's application for well KS-21 (and any other wells KS-22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 , 28 , 29 or 30) that PGV has applied to drill in 2022 to State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. I want a copy of all the all attachments provided with the drilling application(s). I want a copy of all the correspondence between DLNR and PGV relating to issuing the permit for KS-21. I want a list of all controlling statutes and administrative rules relating to DLNR issuing drilling permits for geothermal wells. I want a copy of any and all emails between the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and/or State of Hawaii Department of Health and/or United States Geological Survey (USGS) and/or Hawaii Volcano Observatory (HVO) and/or the University of Hawaii "UH" and/or the County of Hawaii and/or Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) for the time period from January 1, 2022 to October 7, 2022 relating to "Puna Geothermal Venture" and/or "drilling permits" and/or "induced seismicity" and/ or "seismic monitoring" and/or "Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)".

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From	Sara Steiner (Laulima Pahoa)
Subject	Records Request for Department of Land & Natural Resources: Puna Geothermal Venture application to drill KS-21 and controlling statutes and administrative rules [#840]
Date	Oct. 7, 2022, 2:02 p.m.
To	Department of Land & Natural Resources
Status	Awaiting response
Attachments

Aloha, Pursuant to the public records law, I would like to request the following records in electronic format sent to my email address.

I would like a copy of Puna Geothermal Venture's application for well KS-21 (and any other wells KS-22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 , 28 , 29 or 30) that PGV has applied to drill in 2022 to State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources.

I want a copy of all the all attachments provided with the drilling application(s).

I want a copy of all the correspondence between DLNR and PGV relating to issuing the permit for KS-21. 

I want a list of all controlling statutes and administrative rules relating to DLNR issuing drilling permits for geothermal wells.

I want a copy of any and all emails between the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and/or State of Hawaii Department of Health and/or United States Geological Survey (USGS) and/or Hawaii Volcano Observatory (HVO) and/or the University of Hawaii "UH" and/or the County of Hawaii and/or Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) for the time period from January 1, 2022 to October 7, 2022 relating to "Puna Geothermal Venture" and/or "drilling permits" and/or "induced seismicity" and/ or "seismic monitoring" and/or "Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)".

Sara Steiner (Laulima Pahoa)

2 years, 2 months agoOct. 7, 2022, 2:02 p.m.: Sara Steiner (Laulima Pahoa) sent a message to Department of Land & Natural Resources.

From	Nigro, Philip M – Department of Land & Natural Resources
Subject	RE: [EXTERNAL] Records Request for Department of Land & Natural Resources: Puna Geothermal Venture application to drill KS-21 and controlling statutes and administrative rules [#840]
Date	Oct. 21, 2022, 2:50 p.m.
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Aloha Ms. Steiner, Attached is a Notice To Requester form in response to your request to access Government Records, dated October 8,2022. The government records you requested will be released after prepayment of 50% of fees and 100% of costs, as estimated in the attached pdf. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions. Mahalo, State of Hawaii DLNR - ENG ________________________________ From: Sara Steiner < <name and email address >> Sent: Friday, October 7, 2022 2:02 PM To: DLNR CO UIPA < <name and email address >> Subject: [EXTERNAL] Records Request for Department of Land & Natural Resources: Puna Geothermal Venture application to drill KS-21 and controlling statutes and administrative rules [#840] Aloha, Pursuant to the public records law, I would like to request the following records in electronic format sent to my email address. I would like a copy of Puna Geothermal Venture's application for well KS-21 (and any other wells KS-22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 , 28 , 29 or 30) that PGV has applied to drill in 2022 to State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. I want a copy of all the all attachments provided with the drilling application(s). I want a copy of all the correspondence between DLNR and PGV relating to issuing the permit for KS-21. I want a list of all controlling statutes and administrative rules relating to DLNR issuing drilling permits for geothermal wells. I want a copy of any and all emails between the State of Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources and/or State of Hawaii Department of Health and/or United States Geological Survey (USGS) and/or Hawaii Volcano Observatory (HVO) and/or the University of Hawaii "UH" and/or the County of Hawaii and/or Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV) for the time period from January 1, 2022 to October 7, 2022 relating to "Puna Geothermal Venture" and/or "drilling permits" and/or "induced seismicity" and/ or "seismic monitoring" and/or "Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)". Mahalo, Sara Steiner Laulima Pahoa

2 years, 2 months agoOct. 21, 2022, 2:51 p.m.: Received an email from Department of Land & Natural Resources.

From	Nigro, Philip M – Department of Land & Natural Resources
Subject	Notice to Requestor -Steiner
Date	March 31, 2023, 9:21 a.m.
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Ms. Steiner, Thank you for your request, we are still working on this and require additional time to process. Regards, Phil DNLR

1 year, 8 months agoMarch 31, 2023, 9:21 a.m.: Received an email from Department of Land & Natural Resources.