The Budget and Finance Committee approved the acquisition of approximately 4 acres in Maui Business Park II in Kahului for a new service center from A&B, which also comes with a 35.55 acre donation of land extending from Baldwin Beach Park towards Paia Town. This will have to be approved by the whole County Council […]
HECO drops undersea cable plan
According to Pacific Business News, HECO is not including the interisland electric cable in their new plan. According to the article gubernatorial candidate, Duke Aiona, says he supports the undersea cable. Maui Electric Power Supply Improvement Plan Hawai’i Electric Light Power Supply Improvement Plan Hawaiian Electric Power Supply Improvement Plan Hawaiian Electric Companies’ Distributed Generation […]
HECO submits new plan – delays substantial rooftop solar increases
On April 28, 2014 the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (“PUC” or “Commission”) ordered the Hawaiian Electric Companies (“HECO Companies”) to develop and implement major improvement action plans to aggressively pursue energy cost reductions, proactively respond to emerging renewable energy integration challenges, improve the interconnection process for customer-sited solar photovoltaic (“PV”) systems, and embrace customer demand […]
Abercrombie appoints real estate professional to Land Use Commission
Kent Hiranaga was among three individuals that were nominated to serve on the state Land Use Commission. Hiranga worked for A&B Properties, one of Hawaii’s biggest land developers and currently heads Maui Kai Realty. This is an interesting choice for an agency that is tasked with regulating land use. This interim appointment will have to […]
Dirty Water Warnings for Aug 2014
See updated warnings at hawaii.edu
Federal Judge Invalidates Kauai’s Anti-GMO Law
While saying that residents worried about pesticide exposure had valid concerns and that Federal law did not pre-empt the Kaua’i GMO-Pesticide ordinance, the judge indicated that section 165-3 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes pre-empted the counties abilities to regulate farming, pesticides or GMOs. Read more (including the decision) at CivilBeat.com [§165-3] Declaration of public purpose. […]