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The history of geothermal in Hawaii varies a bit based on who's telling the story.. and of course pahoated's is always the most entertaining.. but it does do one good to try and gain some perspective on how we got here.

The original Geothermal Energy.. which I believe was the first extensive study of geothermal in Hawaii is here:

http://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/bit...energy.pdf

and is well worth the read for the development of an understanding of what's going on.

Further, Jim Kauahikaua's (USGS) Volcanic Activity and Ground Deformation Hazard Analysis for the Hawaii Geothermal Project Environmental Impact Statement goes into greater detail from a volcanological perspective, and can be found here:

http://pubs.usgs.gov/of/1994/0553/report.pdf

There is also a short paper, entitled The History of Geothermal Development in Hawaii, by Puna Pono Alliance here:

http://punapono.com/docs/eddocs/3.pdf

that simplifies, but still gives a historical overview of geothermal energy development in Hawaii.

And of course Google is filled with others and it's worth the effort to read through some of them if one wants to develop an educated opinion on the subject.