Pepeʻekeo, HI (May 23, 2022) — Honua Ola Bioenergy (Hu Honua Bioenergy, LLC in legal documents), is disappointed with the 2-1 majority decision by the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to reject its power purchase agreement with Hawaiian Electric, as it results in the continued use of costly, dirty fossil fuels over firm renewable energy to power Hawai‘i Island.
PUC Chair James...Read More
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Statement from Warren Lee, President of Honua Ola
RE: Hawaii Supreme Court Rules Unanimously in Favor of Honua Ola’s Appeal
to the Public Utilities Commission
Pepeʻekeo, HI (May 24, 2021) — Warren Lee, President of Honua Ola Bioenergy (also referred to as Hu Honua Bioenergy), issued the following statement in response to the opinion issued today by the Hawaii Supreme...Read More
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Honua Ola Bioenergy Employees Support Food Basket Donations in Honoka‘a
Pepeʻekeo, HI (December 23, 2020) — Today, 650 boxes of food are being distributed to families in Honoka‘a thanks to the efforts of The Food Basket, Honua Ola Bioenergy’s employees, and community volunteers.
Yesterday, December 22, 30 Honua Ola employees volunteered at The Food Basket warehouse in...Read More
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Honua Ola Workers Fight for a Career and Way of Life They Cherish
Pepeʻekeo, HI (December 17, 2020) — Next Tuesday, December 22, the next step in the effort to save the Honua Ola Bioenergy facility and have it produce clean, renewable energy begins with the filing of its Opening Brief for its appeal to the Hawai‘i Supreme Court.
Honua Ola’s appeal seeks to set aside the...Read More
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Former Hawai‘i Governors Offer Strong Support for Honua Ola Bioenergy
to Produce Clean Renewable Energy on Hawai‘i Island
HONOLULU (October 23, 2020) – Former Hawai‘i governors George Ariyoshi, John Waihe‘e, Ben Cayetano, and Neil Abercrombie have joined together to offer strong support of the Honua Ola Bioenergy facility and are urging the biomass plant be allowed to go...Read More