Honolulu Star-Advertiser: Hu Honua Renewable Energy Plant Wins Appeal
May 25, 2021 By Dave Segal Hawaii Supreme Court Tells the Public Utilities Commission to Told An Evidentiary Hearing on Greenhouse Gas Emissions The Hawaii Supreme Court, giving new life to Hu Honua Bioenergy LLC’s nearly completed biomass plant on Hawaii island, ruled unanimously Monday in favor of the company’s appeal and sent back the case to the state Public Utilities Commission with clear...Read MoreHawaii Tribune-Herald: Parties Pleased with Ruling
May 25, 2021 By John Burnett State Supreme Court Remands Honua Ola Case to PUC Honua Ola Bioenergy President Warren Lee on Monday hailed the unanimous decision by the state Supreme Court in favor of its appeal of a Public Utilities Commission decision that rescinded a previously granted waiver of competitive bidding on a power purchase agreement for the almost completed power plant. “I think...Read MoreStatement from Warren Lee, President of Honua Ola
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 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
Pacific Business News: Hawaii Supreme Court Ruling Gives Hu Honua Biomass Project New Life
The Hawaii Supreme Court decided on Monday to vacate a decision made by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission that would have effectively ended the Hu Honua biomass project on Hawaii Island. Hu Honua, which has been estimated at 99% completion on the Hamakua Coast at a cost of $500 million by developer Honua Ola Bioenergy, has been given new life with the court’s decision to remand the...Read More