Hawaii Island Resident Study
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 living in the immediate area of the project. The margin of error for the overall sample is +/- 4.73 percentage points with a 95% confidence level. The overall results were weighted to represent the proper proportions of adults by ethnicity in each zip code.
SEVEN in TEN residents (71%) have a favorable opinion of the project.
Respondents were presented with a general explanation of Honua Ola Bioenergy and asked for their reaction to the project. Only 6% of respondents indicated they had a net unfavorable view of the project.
88% of Hawaiʻi Island residents support completion of the project.
Research respondents were asked if they support the completion of the project if it meant benefits like job creation, stimulating the local forestry industry, providing 100% clean renewable energy, and stabilizing our energy costs.
Respondents appreciate the environmentally friendly aspects of the project as well as the anticipated job creation.
Those who expressed a favorable perception of the project were asked why they felt that way. The unaided responses are shown categorized below.
