Bill 257, which called for development of emergency response and evacuation plans for the lower Puna area where Puna Geothermal Venture is located, was the first to come up for reconsideration. The bill approved in June on a 7-2 vote was vetoed by Kenoi because he said such plans were already in place.
The votes came after 99 people presented nearly eight hours of testimony, nearly all of it on the geothermal bills.