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 

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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,…

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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…

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OFA Climate Change Meeting

Waikapu Community Center, 22 Waiko Road Pacific Whale Foundation Conservation Director, Lauren Campbell, will share her expertise with community members who attend the event. Ms. Campbell has studied the impacts…

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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

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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…

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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….

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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