For the past few days, the House and the Senate have been engaged in a game of chicken over a tax bill on pensions. This bill was a relatively small income producer; as proposed, it would have raised roughly 17 million. But the House really, really wanted the tax for some reason. The House Finance […]
Moloka’i Big Wind Meeting
Attendees of the Moloka’i Big Wind Meeting included: David Parquet, Pattern Energy Group Ben McConahey, Manager, Project Strategies & Acquisition, Biological Capital (BC) Julie Witherspoon, BC, According to Mr. McConahey of Biological Capital, BC’s role is surge development, to help sustainable projects, and convince Moloka’i residents that the project be beneficial to Molokai. Attendees, West […]
Elle Cochran Proposes Water Reuse Funds
Elle Cochran has proposed funding for water reuse development in Central Maui, with additional funding to extend the R-1 line in West Maui. See Elle Cochran’s Budget proposal – pages 23 and 24 Those in favor of reuse instead of injecting waste water can give testimony in support of this request Tuesday through Thursday (May […]
Paia Bypass Meeting
Pa’ia Bypass Meeting MONDAY, MAY 9, 2011 at 5:30 PM at the Kaunoa Senior Center
Friends of Lana’i Wants Big Wind Bidding Re-opened
The Friends of Lana’i filed a petition with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission on Wednesday to reopen the competitive bidding process for the “Big Wind” project on Lanai and Molokai to transmit electricity via undersea cables to Oahu. The Petition The Friends of Lana’i press release: Friends of Lāna‘i (FOL) today petitioned Hawaii’s Public Utilities […]