Public Utilities Commission’s decision results in imminent layoffs of 64 current Hu Honua employees and contractors and the loss of an additional 145 positions to be filled, consisting of ancillary jobs in trucking, forestry and support services on the Big Island.
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Jul 10, 2020
By Megan Fernandes
The state Public Utilities Commission denied a request from Hawaii Electric to waive competitive bidding on the long embattled — and nearly completed —21.5- megawatt, $350 million Hu Honua Biomass facility on Hawaii Island.
In a letter to the PUC dated June 10, the power plant’s representative, the Yamamoto Caliboso law firm, shared the
company’s...Read More
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As Hawai‘i aims for 100 percent renewable energy on every island grid by 2045, as required by law, it is crucial for the state’s renewable energy portfolio to be expanded and diversified to meet the ambitious mandates in the law.
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July 27, 2020
As Hawaii builds its renewable energy future, there have been stumbles along the way. But few ventures have fallen as hard as the Hu Honua Bioenergy project, which would generate electricity by burning eucalyptus trees at a repurposed facility in Pepeekeo, Hawaii island.
The power plant was nearly ready to go — 99% complete and $350 million invested, according to the company. But...Read More
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.
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...Read More
