Updates on this and that
Road Resurfacing – After a series of delays due to contractor bid challenges, road resurfacing has finally begun on Kamehameha Hwy from...
New Legislation for Wind Turbines
Too big, too close is no exaggeration when describing the Na Pua Makani wind turbines. To address the many concerns of the new wind...
Is Wind Energy Worth the Cost?
Extremely unpopular 568’ wind turbines may soon surround the unfortunate residents in the small town of Kahuku. Na Pua Makani’s 57 story...
Windmills and Vacation Rentals
Na Pua Makani (Wind Flowers), the latest industrial wind development in our region, is under construction near Kahuku High and...
Windmills and Endangered Species
The “best available science” in 2011 indicated that the Kawailoa Wind Project would take no more than 60 endangered opeapea (Hawaiian...
Land and Water
Should the state allow industrial solar energy development on our best agricultural lands? I most passionately say No. Several years...
New Environmental and Energy Legislation
With 200 to 300 measures passing out of the legislature each year, it can be difficult to keep track of what survived the gauntlet and...
Contested Case for Bats
Windmills kill many bats and birds, including several endangered species in Hawaii. In fact, the number of bats being killed by the...
New Wind Farm Lease Approved
The Board of Land and Natural Resources has approved a state land lease for Na Pua Makani, the mainland firm with the Hawaiian project...
More Windmill Meetings
If it seems like we just talked about offshore windmills, you are correct. Less than a month after the Federal Bureau of Energy...
