Published in Hawaii Business Magazine (April 2015).
“I believe the Hawaiian people have been given a tremendous gift from Pele and that gift is this access to deep ocean water,” says Rich Bailey, owner of Dewpoint Systems.
The gift of deep ocean water may be Pele’s, but the water is delivered to the surface by the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority’s water pipes, which reach down 3,000 feet into the ocean.
The gift of deep ocean water may be Pele’s, but the water is delivered to the surface by the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority’s water pipes, which reach down 3,000 feet into the ocean. That’s one of the main reasons about 40 companies are located at NELHA, including companies focused on clean energy, aquaculture and water products. Some have been there almost since the ocean science and technology park was founded in 1974 on the Kona side of Hawaii Island, but others are startups and that’s a source of pride for the lab’s staff.
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