Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) administers the Hawaii Ocean Science and Technology Park (HOST Park). NELHA also administers a small site 4 acres (0.016km2) in Puna on the eastern side of the Island of Hawaii for geothermal research. NELHA was founded in 1974. The original mission was for research into the uses of Deep Ocean Water in Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) renewable energy production and in aquaculture. It later added research into sustainable uses of natural energy sources such as solar energy. Its administration offices are located in the HOST Park Keahole Point in the North Kona District. The entrance is on the Hawaii Belt Road at coordinates 19 42 58 N 156 02 01 W / 19.71611 N 156.03361 W / 19.71611; -156.03361Coordinates: 19 42 58 N 156 02 01 W / 19.71611 N 156.03361 W / 19.71611; -156.03361, just south of the Kona International Airport. The main administration office is in the 4 acres (0.016km2) research campus at the end of the road along the coastline on Keahole Point.