From I Aloha Molokai On April 23rd, the Senate voted unanimously to pass House Concurrent Resolution 189 that was introduced by Representative Mele Carroll. Representative Carroll and her staff worked with I Aloha Molokai to draft the Resolution that requests that the Governor engage with the islands of Molokai and Lanai in energy planning. The […]
Waste to Energy Company Chosen
County Selects Firm for Integrated Waste Conversion and Energy Project PRESS RELEASEApril 25, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE County Selects Firm for Integrated Waste Conversion and Energy Project WAILUKU, Maui, Hawai`i – Mayor Alan Arakawa announced today the selection of Anaergia Services of Carlsbad, California for Maui County’s Integrated Waste Conversion and Energy Project (IWCEP) out […]
2008 Clean Energy Initiative Available Online
From Disappeared News By Henry Curtis Imagine having ratepayers finance a utility program that the HECO Companies use to thwart community involvement. HECO PDFs documents so they can’t be searched or copied. When you try to use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) you get numerous errors. One letter becomes two different letters, two letters become a […]
Henry Curtis Transcription of PUC Meeting
On March 7, 2013 the PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION held an invitation-only meeting. The meeting started with PUC Chair Hermina Morita talking about a survey that the Commission sent out. “As many of you know with our invitation you also received a survey, and here’s what I learned from the survey. If you appear to […]
Sierra Club etc. File in Liquified Natural Gas Import Docket
The Gas Company, dba Hawai`iGas has filed an Application with the Public Utilities Commission for Phase 1 of 3 for importing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) into Hawai`i. Life of the Land, Sierra Club and Blue Planet Foundation have filed Motions to Intervene because of concerns that this will delay the transition from fossil fuel to […]
Hawaiian Homelands for Energy Projects?
Here are the 26 Maui alternative energy applications for use of 3 large Department of Hawaiian Home Land parcels: Kahikinui (about 6 miles East of Ulupalakua) Honokawai (between Kaanapali and Kapalua) Pulehunui (just south of the Maui Humane Society on Mokulele Hwy.) Land Use Requests Please send comment by the stated deadline to the […]