life of the lands

  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...

Posted on June 12, 2020 Life of the Land filed the only two Hawai`i climate change appeals to the Hawaii Supreme Court . The court upheld both appeals, sending them back to the Commission for further proceedings. Hu Honua Hu Honua proposes to clear-cut forests, turn the trees into wood chips, and burn the wood to generate electricity.  The Public Utilities Commission approved the HELCO-Hu Honua Power Purchase Agreement .  The Hawaii Supreme Court remanded the case back to the Commission in May 2019. The Commission re-opened the proceeding and asserted that Life of the Land could address all issues in the original proceeding, as well as the new issue involving lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions. The issues include financial cost, air pollution, and water pollution. Gas Company The Gas Company proposed importing fracked Liquified Natural Gas from Canada and the U.S. Continent.  The Gas Company filed a rate case application. Life of the Land (LOL) , Hui Aloha 'Aina O ...