Download a PDF version of this public notice View the Beneficiary Consultation page for this project Public Notice is hereby given that the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) intends to issue general leases, pursuant to Chapter 171-95.3, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as amended, for renewable energy projects on Hawaiian home lands at Kahikinui, Pulehunui, and […]
Ormat’s Big Island Geothermal Release
From KITV News More than 20,000 Big Island households lost power late Wednesday afternoon when the Puna Geothermal Ventures Plant in Pahoa went offline. The Hawaii Electric Light Company says there was a fault on one of the transmission lines, which then released steam as part of a built-in safety system. Hazmat and fire teams […]
Moloka’i Ranch Donates 1,800 to Moloka’i Land Trust
From Pacific Business News The Mokio Preserve, located on the northwest end of Molokai, was former ranch land and contains about five miles of rugged shoreline, native coastal strand and dune ecosystems, seasonal wetland and several ancient Hawaiian sites.
Atrazine Used on Cane Contaminates Water Supplies
For years, Hilo residents’ drinking water has been contaminated with the chemical atrazine — a popular weed killer used on thousands of acres of sugar cane fields that lined the landscape up until a couple of decades ago.
Webinar on Maui Renewable Energy & Storage
ESTAP Webinar: Briefing on Sandia’s Maui Energy Storage Study On March 6, 2013, in ECIS, Energy, News, Photovoltaic, Renewable Energy, Solar March 6, 2013 14:00 — 15:00 Eastern The Energy Storage Technology Advancement Partnership project of the Clean Energy States Alliance (CESA) and the Department of Energy is presenting a webinar featuring a case study […]
Comments Due on Airport Changes
OEQC BULLETIN FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 2013 http://oeqc.doh.hawaii.gov/Shared%20Documents/Environmental_Notice/current_issue.pdf Comments are due by Monday, April 8, 2013 Maui Kahului Airport Improvements with Planned Consolidated Car Rental Facility A Consolidated Rental Car (ConRAC) Facility at the Kahului Airport is proposed to provide the space for the on-Airport rental car companies to accommodate the ready/return service and quick […]