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Planning Commission Grants A&B Maui Business Park II Variance
The Planning Commission voted to give A&B Properties a special management area permit for Maui Business Park II in Kahului. Conditions include adding a two-lane road with…
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Olowalu Shoreline Hardening Passes Planning Commission
Photo Courtesy of Maui News The Planning Commission approved State DOT’s request for state’s…
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HECO Wants to Keep Renewable Energy Contracts Secret
In a move toward making the costs of transitioning to clean energy more transparent to ratepayers, the state Public Utilities Commission has directed Hawaiian Electric Co. to…
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Big Island Algae Biofuel Co Changes Name
HR BioPetroleum changed its name to Cellana Inc. The company develops algae-based biofuels and bioproducts and has a 6-acre demonstration facility in Kona on the Big…
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First Wind vs Pattern Energy Squabble
First Wind CEO Paul Gaynor criticizes Castle & Cooke’s decision give 200 megawatts of its wind allocation for the “Big Wind-interisland cable” project to Pattern Energy for a…
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Legislature Kills PACE bill
Energy Chairman Denny Coffman said yesterday he had too many “concerns” about how the legislation would work and killed HB1520, which would have allowed residents to finance…
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Lana’i Fishery Mngmt Bill in Limbo
HB850 HD1 SD2 Lana’i Fishery Management Area – This establishes a community-based fishery resource management area around Lana’i, and an advisory committee to the Department…
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Hawaiian Fishponds Bill Advances
HB377 HD2 SD2 Relating to Public Lands – This provides state lease preferences to developers of Hawaiian fishponds and streamlines approval process for Hawaiian fishpond…
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Solar Ready Roofs Bill
SB181 Solar Ready Homes – would require new homes to incorporate design elements to make solar panels more easily installed whenever the new owner is…
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Bag Bill Final Conference Meeting Today?
SB 1363 Single-use checkout bag offset fee. The fate…
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