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Uphold Our Vote
From the Shaka Movement: Yet Again! Justice Delayed is Justice Denied! The Tuesday hearing on Oahu is cancelled. Yes really. We will instead meet in front of the Maui County Building at 11:30am. We will have a major press release, our attorney and the Five Citizen’s will speak. We have 100 of these shirts to […]
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Maui Meadows resident view on the Trash forum
by Richard Billman, Maui Meadows Subject: Brief description of March 23, 2015 Recycling Mtg in Pukalani UPCOUNTRY SUSTAINABILITY and HAWAIIAN ALLIANCE FOR PROGRESS, educational (not political) groups recommended “Story of Stuff” for garbage info. Part of “Zero Wast Maui”, the four speakers were all part of early recycling efforts on Maui from the 1990s. 1. Tom Reid of […]
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Maui Energy Conference 2015
During the Maui Energy Conference, Maui-Tomorrow director, Irene Bowie and Pacific Biodiesel’s Kelly King participated in a panel discussion. While agreeing on the need for more outreach and education for the community, Bowie said private companies, including the utility, have not always been transparent even when they do present their plans to the public and this inhibits […]
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Water and Land Committee recommends not to confirm Carleton Ching to DLNR chair
The state senate committee recommended against confirming Castle & Cooke lobbyist Carleton Ching to chair the Department of Land and Natural Resources. In this position Ching, who is on leave from his position with the Big Five developer, would also chair the Water Commission if confirmed. You can read the WTL Recommendation on confirming Carleton Ching
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After years of waiting, East Maui hui’s case finally being heard
From: OHA KAHULUI (Mar. 2, 2015) — Today, the State Commission on Water Resource Management (Water Commission) will re-engage a case that’s been languishing for years. It involves ʻohana from Honopou to Wailuanui in East Maui who have been farming kalo for centuries. The law is on their side, yet compliance with the law remains elusive. At issue […]
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Henry Curtis asks, “Are Anaergia’s Waste-to-Energy Projects on Maui in Trouble?”
Henry Curtis posted this on Ililani Media Over the past year I have blogged about Anaergia. The company is a global leader in the waste-to-energy sector. Maui County and Anaegia worked out a deal whereby Anaergia would allegedly increase recycling at the Central Maui Landfill. Existing companies such as Pacific Biodiesel could be negatively impacted. During the 2014 Legislative session […]
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NextEra to build huge windfarm at Kahikinui
According to Pacific Business News NextEra who is buying Hawaiian Electric Co. for $4.3 billion, is planning to build a 120+ MW windfarm on 500 acres of Department of Hawaiian Home Lands at the Kahikinui homesteadvia 35 year lease. It will be built, owned and operated by NextEra.
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MECO proposes decrease to amount they’re willing to give rooftop solar owners
On January 20th, MECO and the other Hawaiian Electric companies filed a proposal with the Hawaii PUC that would affect how distributed generation is interconnected and valued. In theory these changes also affect small wind turbines, but on Maui distributed generation is 95% or more solar pv. This new proposal is formally called the Transitional […]
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State Paying for Ma’alaea Lot
From HawaiiNewsNow: “But for the past 20 years, the 1.1-acre dirt lot has remained undeveloped with Hawaii taxpayers footing the bill. The state Department of Land and Natural Resources has paid more than $7 million — or about $1,000 a day — to lease the property that’s only used to store old boats, buoys and […]
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NextEra to buy HEI (HECO’s parent)
NextEra, parent of Florida Power and Light, is buying HECO/MECO’s parent company HEI. The deal requires PUC and federal approval. They’ll spin off American Savings. NextEra wants to create the controversial interisland cable and create large solar and wind installations. NextEra has nuclear holdings. Nextera owns Florida Power & Light and has been dismantling solar […]
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