Hu Honua Pleading For Approval of Climate Destroying Project
The Star-Advertiser is now on-line. Looking for the digital edition of the paper? View Print Replica page flip now. https://www.staradvertiser.com/?refresh Island Voices : Hawaii island needs Honua Ola Bioenergy’s firm power now (Honolulu Star-Advertiser, June 22, 2020) By Derek Kurisu “Like many on Hawaii island, I have been following the developments related to Hu Honua (also known as Honua Ola) closely and with anticipation.” Derek Kurisu`s younger brother Duane Kurisu sits on the Board of Directors of Hu Honua which now sometimes calls itself Honua Ola. “We were happy when the state Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved the original power purchase agreement (energy contract) with Hawaiian Electric in 2013 and again the amended energy contract in 2017, allowing construction at the plant to resume, providing hundreds of construction jobs for workers in the building trades.” The PUC does not control construction but rather if and when HELCO can pu...