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Overview of Maui Island Plan w/ Lucienne de Naie
Upcountry Sustainability presents An Overview of the Maui Island Plan with Lucienne de Naie. With her in depth knowledge, Lucienne will highlight and describe aspects of the Plan that may specifically affect Maui’s Sustainability, such as the management of water, land, waste, energy and community development. In addition, plans that involve the health of our […]
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Hawaiian Monk Seals
By Danielle MersbergReprinted from The Moloka’i Dispatch The Hawaiian Monk Seals are endangered species that need to be restored because they are native, and it is out kuleana as Hawaiians to help save them. The Hawaiian Monk Seal is pre-historic and have been swimming these oceans for about 10,000,000 years. Even King Alexander LihoLiho hunted […]
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Kula Ridge Decision Expected November 3rd
State Land Use Commissioners said they expect to be ready to make a decision on the Kula Ridge project by November. The Clayton Nishikawa project intends 116 units. Controversy surrounds the water supply with accusations of “line jumping” by those waiting for upcountry water meters. Concerns were also expressed about storm runoff and the capacity […]
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Maui Tomorrow Urges Council to Adopt Cochran’s Suggestion on Hamakuapoko Well
Maui Tomorrow urges the County Council and Mayor to adopt Councilmember Cochran’s plan rather than adding Hamakuapoko well water to the potable supply.
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County Council to Upcountry: You Can Drink From Poisoned Hamakuapoko Well
Pa’ia residents saw their long-fought success in banning the County from forcing the polluted water from Hamakuapoko Well on them, completely undone by the current County Council. A bill to reverse the hard-fought ban on Hamakuapoko well water advanced to the full Council. Mike Victorino is responsible for authoring this bill. Elle Cochran was the […]
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What is Hawaii’s Cheapest Energy?
By Henry Curtis from Disappeared NewsWhat is the absolute cheapest type of energy found in Hawai`i? What type of energy production produces no greenhouse gases and has no environmental or cultural impact? The answer is curtailed energy. Hawai`i Wind Farms often can produce far more power at night than the utility is willing to accept […]
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PUC to HECO – Yes, you HAVE to rebid Big Wind
From Honolulu Civil Beat: The state Public Utilities Commission has denied Hawaiian Electric Co.’s request to reconsider a July ruling requiring the utility to rebid 200 megawatts – or half – of the Big Wind project. “The commission is not convinced that any of the arguments raised by HECO demonstrate that the commission’s order is […]
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Big Wind to Last?
From Honolulu Weeklyby Joan Conrow | Aug 24, 2011 The viability of the controversial $3 billion “Big Wind” project may be undermined by the global climate change it is intended to help mitigate. Preliminary plans call for building dozens of windmills on Lanai and Molokai to generate some 400 megawatts of power to be transmitted […]
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Consumer (?!) Advocate on Biofuel
From Disappeared News by Henry Curtis Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) has asked the Hawai`i Public Utilities Commission to approve the HECO-Aina Koa Pono Biofuel Supply Contract (Docket 2011-0005). According to HECO, the technology that Aina Koa Pono will use has never been commercially proven. On August 23, 2011 the Consumer Advocate filed their Statement of […]
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