Reproduced from Henry Curtis’ article at Disappeared News.(Note Maui Tomorrow does not endorse any political party. We are reproducing this report on the Democratic Environmental Caucus meeting since it has interesting informational content. ) By Henry Curtis Imagine going to a talk story where half the time is devoted to questions and answers. It’s almost […]
HECO: Raise Rates So We Can Buy Imported Palm Oil
From Henry Curtis: Last year HECO sold 7.6 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity. HECO has asked the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission to add a tax on each kWh sold to subsidize HELCO’s purchase of biofuels from the politically connecedt Aina Koa Pono (AKP). AKP would sell 16 million gallons of biodiesel to HELCO to power […]
EPA Starts Lahaina Injection Well Investigation
Investigation begins to track suspected pollution from the Lahaina wastewater facility Release date: 08/01/2011 Contact Information: Dean Higuchi, 808-541-2711, higuchi.dean@epa.gov (08/01/11) HONOLULU – Federal and state agencies have begun important research to evaluate the suspected discharge of pollutants to the coastal waters along the Kaanapali coast of Maui. Funded by the U. S. EPA, U.S. […]
Testify for Monk Seals
Public Hearing on Hawaiian Monk Seal Protection
Low Cost/No Cost Energy Savings for Maui
LOW COST/NO COST ENERGY SAVINGS FOR MAUI The Fitchburg Model Applied to Maui Nui Michael J. Duberstein It’s a given that by far the greatest, fastest and most economical energy savings result from increased conservation measures—what experts label as efficiency steps. No matter how it’s termed, conservation returns large reductions in energy usage—and just a […]
Geothermal on Maui
On July 20, the all Native Hawaiian-owned company, Innovations Development Group (IDG), held a public meeting at Pukalani’s Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center, to “share their philosophy and get feedback from the community.” Geothermal got a bad rep when the early Puna well released hydrogen sulphide into the air, sickening residents. Mililani Trask gave a presentation […]