The new 65-year lease would allow NELHA to continue to manage the 4-acre property adjacent to Puna Geothermal Venture on Pohoiki Road on Hawaii island. The existing mining lease, transferred from the University of Hawaii in 1986, is set to expire June 18.
NELHA Executive Director Greg Barbour said the new lease would not allow for additional geothermal use on the property.
“This is just a surface lease,” he said.
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