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Maui Charter Meeting Pukalani
Public hearings will be held by the County Charter Committee in Upcountry, at the Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani, June 8 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
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Kula Geothermal Briefing
Wednesday, May 25, at the Kula Community Center from
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7pm -9pm the Kula Community Association’s General Meeting will
present speakers on the proposed upcountry geothermal well and
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6-Storey Building at Kanaha?
Kanaha Professional Plaza development team is back on the Planning Commission agenda seeking approval for a 5-storey Building by Kanaha Wildlife Refuge Tuesday, May 24, 2011.
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Maliko Gulch Hydro Dams???
Summarized and expanded from an article by Sophie Cocke of Pacific Business News United Power Corp. (also known as Hawaiian Interisland Renewables) which appears to be the construct of a California Engineer named Bart M. O’Keeffe, filed a preliminary permit for the project with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (click to read application) under the […]
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Maui selected for smart-grid demonstration
Japanese companies have chosen Maui as their demonstration project. Read more at the Maui News and Maui Tomorrow’s previous article (scooping the Maui News) “With its high levels of variable renewable energy, Maui is a perfect location to test these Smart Grid technologies. Through this Japanese-U.S. partnership, we can demonstrate how these technologies can help […]
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Japan Companies Collaborate on Smart Grid Project
Hitachi to Serve as Project Leader Tokyo, May 17, 2011 – Hitachi, Ltd. (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501, “Hitachi”), Cyber Defense Institute, Inc. (“Cyber Defense Institute”), JFE Engineering Corporation (“JFE Engineering”), Sharp Corporation (TSE: 6753, “Sharp”), Hewlett-Packard Japan, Ltd. (“HP Japan”), and Mizuho Corporate Bank, Ltd. (“Mizuho Corporate Bank”) today announced that U.S. and Japan […]
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Friends of Lana’i Motion Denied
The state Public Utilities Commission has denied a request by a Lanai-based community group to intervene in the decision-making process involving large-scale wind energy projects on Lanai and Molokai. The PUC said the request by Friends of Lanai was “untimely” because it was made too long after the deadline for filing motions to intervene in […]
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Sign the Maui Island Plan Petition
How Much More Water? ADOPT THE MAUI ISLAND PLAN IN 2012 Honorable Maui County Council Members: We the citizens of Maui County ask you to respect the long hours of work and compromise that has gone into the Maui island Plan by citizen bodies and the general public. Please pass the Maui Island Plan in […]
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Alternatives Section of Big Wind Doc
Economics of Big Wind Note: This is an OCR of : VOLUME 5: http://www.lifeofthelandhawaii.org/2009-0162%20Vol%205.PDF The economic comparison section pages 289-313 OCR introduces many spelling errors in converting an image to text. This document was filed by HECO 9 months after the filing deadline I. Introduction There is no single renewable energy resource capable of providing […]
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