SB2358 (?) Measure Title: RELATING TO CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS. Report Title: CIP; County Permits; Exemptions Description: Authorizes the state director of finance to waive county permitting requirements for pending state CIP projects for which funds were released in fiscal years 2010-2012 and 2012-2014. Companion: Package: None Current Referral: PGM, WAM Introducer(s): […]
Airport Runway: Repair or Redo?
Discussion in Maui News about the 3 proposed alternatives to re-making the runway. Apparently it costs about $1,000,000 per year to keep patching the runway which the Federal government makes the State pay. But the Feds will help with re-doing it, so the state feels that would be cheaper. Read the whole article which gives […]
Electric Vehicles Under Attack?
Rocky Mountain Institute sees EVs as a crucial step in moving the United States away from fossil fuels for reasons of national security, human health, environmental protection and durable economic advantage. EV benefits go beyond fuel economy. Reinventing Fire, RMI’s new, peer-reviewed book backed by 30 years of Institute research, shows that EVs—ultimately made of […]
Ferry idea refloated
With one of the all-time best article titles ever, Ilima Loomis of Maui News writes that State Senator Joe Souki has once again (for the 3rd time?) introduced the Superferry bill: House Bill 1239 would establish a Hawaii state ferry system, along with a special fund to pay for the program, opening the door for […]
Maui College leads electric vehicle alliance
The first Chevy Volt to arrive on Maui is on display for the launch of the Maui Electric Vehicle Alliance.
The University of Hawaiʻi Maui College is spearheading a cooperative effort on Maui that aims to make the island a green energy model for electric vehicles and smart grids.
2 Superferries May Go to Navy
The Virginian-Pilot Monday, November 21, 2011 Navy hopes to gain two Hawaiian superferries By Robert McCabehttp://hamptonroads.com/2011/11/navy-hopes-gain-two-hawaiian-superferries NORFOLK The Navy wants the two Hawaiian superferries docked at Lamberts Point in Norfolk. The Navy “is working with the U.S. Maritime Administration to permit the transfer of the two high-speed vessels, formerly Hawaii superferries, into the naval service […]