Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Hu Honua Bioenergy Appeals to Hawaii Supreme Court After Rejection of Biomass Plant
July 1, 2022 Mark Ladao Honua Ola Bioenergy filed an appeal Wednesday with the Hawaii Supreme Court to reverse a state Public Utilities Commission decision rejecting its plans to open a biomass plant on Hawaii island. On May 23 the PUC denied Hawaiian Electric’s request to purchase electricity from Honua Ola Bioenergy’s biomass facility in Pepeekeo, saying it is...Read MoreILWU Local 142, Honua Ola Bioenergy, Rally on Maui to Protest PUC Decision Eliminating Jobs for Big Island Families
Chants of “clean energy now!” and “local jobs for local families!” rang out in front of the State Office Building in Wailuku, Maui, on June 15, as 60 ILWU Local 142 members were joined by a dozen Honua Ola Bioenergy employees and other union representatives to protest the Public Utilities Commission’s 2-1 majority decision rejecting Honua Ola’s power purchase...Read More
Honua Ola Bioenergy to Weigh Legal Options Following PUC’s Denial of Motion for Reconsideration to Approve Power Purchase Agreement with Hawaiian Electric
June 24, 2022 — Honua Ola Bioenergy (Hu Honua Bioenergy, LLC in legal documents) will weigh its legal options, including the filing of an appeal with the Hawai‘i Supreme Court, following the Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) denial today of its motion for reconsideration, which was filed in response to the PUC’s denial of Honua Ola’s power purchase agreement with Hawaiian Electric...Read More
ILWU Local 142 Members and Honua Ola Employees Rally on Maui to Protest PUC Decision that Would Eliminate Jobs for Big Island Families
Chants of “clean energy now!” and “local jobs for local families!” rang out on Wednesday, June 15, in front of the State Office Building in Wailuku, as 60 ILWU Local 142 members were joined by a dozen Honua Ola Bioenergy employees and other union representatives to protest the Public Utilities Commission’s (PUC) 2-1 majority decision rejecting Honua Ola’s power...Read More