#wind farm
Maui Meeting Looks at Impacts of Wind Farms on Hawaiian Hoary Bat
The meeting will address the direct, indirect, and cumulative effects of Mauiʻs four wind farms on the ʻŌpeʻapeʻa as well as other issues facing the bat species
Maui Electric Seek PUC Approval for More Renewable Energy
Maui Electric envisions achieving 100% renewable energy on Moloka‘i by 2020, on Lānaʻi by 2030 and on Maui by 2040.
Kaheawa Wind Farm Second Phase Goes Online
Commercial operations began yesterday for First Wind’s 21 megawatt Kaheawa Wind II project above Maalaea.
Proposed Wind Farm Site Added to Endangered Places List
Historic Hawai‘i Foundation (HHF) has announced five additions to the list of the Most Endangered Historic Places in Hawaii, including Ka’a Ahupua’a on Lanai, which is also the site of a planned wind farm.
A Car T Boone Pickens Could Be Proud Of
It wasn’t too long ago that professional investor and alternative energy activist T. Boone Pickens took to American airwaves to tout what was then labeled as “Pickens’ Plan,” an idea that alternative energy and natural gas could replace the United States’ dependence on oil. Pickens invested his own sum of nearly $60 million to lead […]
Cause of Maalaea fire undetermined
An investigation into the cause of the Maalaea fire earlier this month that burned an estimated 6,200 acres is now complete. The investigation has resulted in a classification of the event cause as “undetermined”. The fire was first reported at around 10 p.m. on Monday, June 7th and was burning about quarter-mile mauka of Honoapiilani […]
VIDEO: Three Fire Fighting Vehicles added to Maui fleet
Three fire department vehicles were blessed today with Hawaiian names reflective of the districts that they will serve. The practice of naming the firefighting fleet in the Hawaiian tradition is unique to the county of Maui. [flashvideo file=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ceePJDdN7s /] Tanker 3 which will be used to fight fire in the west Maui district was given […]
Lanai Windfarm proposal raises concerns over balance and benefit
State Representative Mele Carroll of Maui raised concerns over plans for a proposed 400 MW wind farm on the island of Lanai, after visiting the site over the weekend. While voicing support for renewable energy, Carroll questioned the logic in generating alternative energy at the risk of protecting natural resources, and questioned how the project […]
Proposed Auwahi Wind Farm at Ulupalakua could power up to 6,600 Homes
By Wendy Osher A company planning to construct a wind farm in Ulupalakua on Maui will hold two public meetings this month to gather input and provide information on the proposed project. Auwahi Wind Energy LLC, a subsidiary of Sempra Generation, is developing the planned wind farm and battery storage project. By capturing the island’s […]
HECO Agrees to Buy Energy from First Wind’s Molokai Wind Farms
The governor joined officials with Castle & Cooke, First Wind Hawaii and Hawaiian Electric Company today in announcing an agreement that could lead to the construction of large wind farms on both Lanai and Molokai. The farms would feed into an inter-island cable system currently being discussed with plans to provide the clean energy via […]
