Hawaiian Electric Meeting on Integrated Resource Plan

Hawaiian Electric presented its draft action plans to the Integrated Resource Planning working group (of which Blue Planet is a member) today. You can download the presentation slides here. They will be presenting to the public and accepting comments. Maui County Thursday, June 13: 6-8 p.m. Pomaikai Elementary School, 4650 S. Kamehameha

How Palau Protected Its Ocean

Come hear an environmental hero share how he and his nation, the Republic of Palau, balance local culture and natural resources against the demands and challenges of economic growth, tourism, and climate change.  President of Palau Thomas (Tommy) Remengesau  is speaking on Sunday, June 2, 2013 from 5:00-6:30pm at Maui

Maui Nui: Detrimental Effects of Olowalu Development

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 5:00pm Monthly Maui Nui Resource Council Meeting: PAC Whale Education Classroom Next to Beach Bums   At the next Maui Nui Resource Council Meeting, learn about the detrimental effects the planned Olowalu development will likely have on the near shore coastal reef ecosystem, an interactive project

OFA Climate Change Meeting

Waikapu Community Center, 22 Waiko Road

Waiehu Aquifer Getting Saltier

Central Maui’s groundwater has gotten saltier over the past four decades due to increased pumping of surrounding wells and a decreased amount of rainfall, USGS said. From Maui News “The Waiehu well is used to monitor the Wailuku area, where most of Central and South Maui’s groundwater is pumped from

Castle & Cook: Lana’i Windfarm Still On

Castle & Cooke Inc. told Pacific Business News that it remains committed to building the 200 MW wind turbine farm on Lana’i.  However the State Energy Office has dropped this project from its list of Hawaii Renewable Projects.

PLDC Look-alike Leases Land to GMO Company

This is a 20 year lease of 2,939 acres of Crown land for $50 per year to Syngenta (A GMO company)  That nets the State of Hawai’i $147,000 per year.  Learn more about the Agribusiness Development Corporation LICENSE AGREEMENT NO. L-08202 between STATE OF HAWAII AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION as LICENSOR and

Wailea 670 Performance on Conditions Criticized

From the Maui News “This report is being heavily scrutinized by both us and the public,” said Planning Committee Chairman Don Couch. “Normally, council will get the report and file communications immediately. It is unusual to have them come up and discuss it here, but I felt it was important

Court Hears Challenge to Aquarium Collecting

The Honolulu District Court yesterday heard closing summaries a case against the State of Hawaii for issuing aquarium collecting permits without an Environmental impact study. The public trust law firm Earthjustice, representing a cross section of plaintiffs against the State, had no burden to establish harm but presented overwhelming evidence of

Ormat Soon to Drill Test Geothermal Wells

Ormat Technologies hopes to be drilling at least three exploration wells on the southwestern slope of Haleakala on Maui Island in Hawaii to determine the possibility of development on that location. Reported from Hawaii, Ormat Technologies is hoping to beginn drilling exploration wells on the island of Maui as early