Maui County & Life of the Land Intervene in HECO Case

The Public Utilities Commission granted Maui County and Life of the Land intervenor status in the review of Hawaiian Electric Co.’s proposal to charge customers for a $4 million…

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Gov Hints at Big Wind Military Tie-in

According to a Civil Beat article written by Robin Kaye of Friends of Lana’i: The Governor then confirmed what many on Lana’i have long feared (but which has…

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First Wind Celebrates Kaheawa Wind

From a press release: First Wind and its partner Makani Nui Associates have celebrated the five-year anniversary of successful commercial operations of their 30 MW Maui-based Kaheawa Wind Power I…

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I Aloha Moloka’i Press Release

The anti “Big Wind” organization, I Aloha Moloka’i has issued this press release. Big Wind May Soon Give up on Molokai News Release from www.IAlohaMolokai.com June 29, 2011 AFTER THREE PUBLIC MEETINGS…

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Broadband Attached to Big Wind Cable?

Gov. Neil Abercrombie today signed a bill into law to temporarily exempt the development of broadband infrastructure from state and county permitting requirements. The law allows for permitting exemptions…

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Pattern Isn’t Backing Down

Extracts from Pacific Business News Pattern “Energy stays committed to wind farm“ (I Aloha Moloka’i disputes Pattern’s low meeting attendance numbers that are quoted in this article.) Despite a series…

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More Coverage of Moloka’i Big Wind Meeting

Moloka’i Dispatch is reporting that jobs from Big Wind on Moloka’i will only be about ten or twenty local jobs and that virtually all the jobs created…

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Big Wind Met with Resistance on Moloka’i

Moloka’i residents opposed to Big Wind took over Pattern Energy’s meeting on Moloka’i last night (June 21, 2011).  According to one vehement I Aloha Moloka’i (IAM) participant: “Last night we…

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Friends of Lana’i: Big Wind

By ROBIN KAYE The June 14 article about Maui County’s powerful letter to the Public Utilities Commission – and the county’s decision to intervene in Hawaiian Electric Co.’s request to…

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Star Advertiser: Big Wind Must Be Transparent

An editorial in the Star-Advertiser advocates more citizen participation in the Big Wind planning – especially since HECO is trying to charge ratepayers for $4…

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