#Kaheawa Wind 1

The operator of Maui’s oldest wind farm has completed a final environmental impact statement as part of its bid to keep its 20 turbines spinning above Māʻalaea for another two decades. Kaheawa Wind Power LLC is seeking a new 25-year lease from the state Board of Land and Natural Resources to continue generating 30 megawatts […]

Operating since 2006, Kaheawa Wind 1, Maui’s first wind farm, was recently selected to the Final Award Group for the Stage 3 request for proposal (“RFP”) from Hawaiian Electric to continue operations at the existing wind farm. The facility has a production capacity of 30 megawatts of power, serving approximately 17,000 homes annually and is located in Ukumehame above Mā‘alaea Harbor.

The ʻUkiu Energy 40-megawatt (MW) biofuel-powered generator facility would be built on 10 acres owned by Hawaiian Electric at Waena across from the Central Maui Landfill – Refuse and Recycling Center on Pūlehu Road.