Proposed Kahului Airport Access Highway to Airport

Following is the view from Puunene Avenue toward the Kahului Airport of the proposed Phase 1 of the new…

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Pu’unene Plant Up for Permit Renewal

The DOH-Clean Air Branch posted public notice for the Covered Source Permit (CSP) for HC&S at Puunene Mill. It is in the classifieds of today’s Maui News…

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Henry Curtis on the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative

… In essence, the document focuses on strengthening the utility, providing federal tax credits to support crude palm oil biodiesel production, and emphasizes building large-scale central station generation facilities. It minimizes…

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Efforts for Shade at Baldwin Beach Begin on Prince Kuhio Day with Trees Please

  Paia, Maui – Trees Please at Baldwin Beach, a…

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MECO Roadblocks Residents’ Solar While Soliciting Big Renewable Projects (?!)

  MECO to bring in renewables, change gridMaui NewsKAHULUI – Renewable energy will be a big part of Maui Electric Co.’s…

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Testimony Points Out Flaws in Olowalu EIS Facts/Assumptions

Sierra Club Maui Group Aug 7, 2010PO BOX 791180Pa’ia, HI 96779 To: State Land Use CommissionPO Box 2359Honolulu, HI 96804Attention: Dan Davidson Re: Comments on EISPN…

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Seaward Services to Operate Superferries for US Navy

Monday, March 19, 2012 http://www.marinelink.com/news/superferries-subsidiary343158.aspx   Seaward Services (SSI), a HMS Global Maritime (HMSGM) company based in New Albany, Indiana, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded…

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Geothermal Test Well Slated for Early Next Year

Ormat Technologies Inc., which operates the state’s only geothermal plant in the Puna District on Hawaii island,  said it hopes to begin drilling exploratory wells as early as next…

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Workshop on U.S. Dept of Energy Funding Opportunities

Staff from the Hawaii Technology Development Venture (HREDB) will present the Strategic Proposal Development workshop, a one-day program for energy companies on Maui on Tuesday, March 27. The workshop will…

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SB755 Testimony Needed Before Wed Mar 21

SUBMIT TESTIMONY HERE:http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=755 The House is planning a major ‘bait and switch’ amendment to SB 755 (originally dealing with playing internet poker!).  It would allow the…

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