HAWAIʻI ISLAND RESIDENT STUDY
Honua Ola Bioenergy Plant
Anthology Research conducted a scientific quantitative study in the form of a mixed mode (online, landline telephone and cellphone) survey of full-time residents of Hawaiʻi Island who are customers of Hawaiian Electric.
A total of 447 online and telephone surveys were conducted from June 6-14, 2020, including a robust sample of residents...Read More
Honua Ola Bioenergy has filed a motion requesting that the Public Utilities Commission reconsider an order that could potentially halt its long-delayed power plant project for good.
The motion, which Honua Ola CEO Warren Lee said was filed Monday, requests that the PUC reassess a decision made July 10 that rejected waiving a competitive bidding process between Honua Ola and Hawaiian Electric...Read More
Honua Ola Bioenergy held a rally Monday morning with about 100 employees and supporters on the Big Island to protest the potential loss of jobs, and later in the day filed a motion for reconsideration with the state Public Utilities Commission after the agency struck down an amended power purchase agreement to build a biomass plant in Pepeekeo.
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PUC Decision to Shut Down Honua Ola Bioenergy Facility Would Eliminate 200+ Hawaii Island Renewable Energy Jobs for the Next 30 Years
President and CEO of Honua Ola Bioenergy Warren Lee addressed employees and supporters on Monday at their plant in Pepeekeo. Photo credit: Honua Ola Bioenergy.
Pepeekeo, HI (July 20, 2020) — Reeling from the Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) stunning...Read More
Jun 13, 2020
By Megan Fernandes
The Honua Ola Bioenergy’s Hu Honua plant is still awaiting Public Utility Commission proceedings, despite the
$336 million plant being nearly completed.
In June of 2019, the state Supreme Court annulled the original amended power purchase agreement between Hawaiian Electric and Ola Honua Bioenergy, creating a setback for the plant as it goes through the...Read More
