The president of Young Brothers is withdrawing from the state water commission a day before he was supposed to show up for his first meeting. Glenn Hong is the head of Hawaii’s largest shipping company and a prominent member of the local business community. “We are so far out in the middle of the ocean […]
Article missed key points of General Plan meeting
Letter to the editor by Robert W. Riebling (Views expressed are those of Mr. Riebling) “Director aims to peel back isle plan’s layers” (The Maui News, Feb. 3) missed two key points of the Feb. 2 meeting of the County Council’s General Plan Committee. First, 17, or 85 percent, of the 20 testifiers were critical […]
Another Attempt to Finance the Interisland Cable
Last year, legislation to facilitate financing for cables that would connect the islands in a statewide electric grid got bogged down in criticism and never made it out of the Legislature. But this year, Gov. Neil Abercrombie has thrown his political weight behind a new bill, arguing that interisland cables are a critical step for […]
Hawaii Superferries – Taxpayers Still Foot the Bill
Salon has an article on the Superferries, their sale to the Navy and MARAD “The Title XI program has had a troubled history in recent years specifically related to projects involving Hawaii. In 1999, American Classic Voyages, Co. led by billionaire Sam Zell, launched an ambitious expansion program. American Classic Voyages had operated two old […]
Maui Island Plan: Former Planning Director Testimony
Mike Foley (former Planning Director) shared this powerful testimony with the General Plan Committee at February 2 meeting: When we started the Update of the General Plan I told the County Council that in my 38 years of planning experience I had never before seen a General Plan without maps. A General Plan that doesn’t […]
PUC Waffles on Extra Costs for Residents Installing PV
HAWAI‘I PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION 465 SOUTH KING STREET, ROOM 103 HONOLULU, HAWAI‘I 96813 PHONE: (808) 586-2020 FAX: (808) 586-2066 E-MAIL: Hawaii.PUC@hawaii.gov WEBSITE: www.hawaii.gov/budget/puc NEWS RELEASE For Immediate Release: PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION APPROVES NEW RULES FOR INTERCONNECTION TO THE HECO COMPANIES’ DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM HONOLULU – In a Decision and Order issued today, the Hawaii Public Utilities […]