March 17th, 2022
By Nathan Christophel
Gas prices are soaring. The cost for a gallon of regular gasoline is more than $5 at several pumps throughout East Hawai‘i. Other fuel and energy prices also are increasing. Just last week, Hawaiian Electric said oil prices, driven up because of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, will push electric bills higher in the coming months....Read More
March 14th, 2022
We still have a long way to go to reach Ha- waii’s goal of 100% renewable energy gener- ation by 2045 — a mere 23 years from now. The state has made significant advances in developing renewable energy, primarily solar and wind, the most efficient and cost-effective renewables available today. However, the sun doesn’t always shine and the wind doesn’t...Read More
March 9th, 2022
By Chelsea Jensen
In addition to increasing pain at the pump as gas prices rise, Big Islanders could see electric bills increase substantially in the coming months following an outright ban on the U.S. import of Russian oil, natural gas and coal amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
“As the U.S. and other nations stand with the people of Ukraine and impose...Read More
March 1st, 2022
Claims made in Dylan Ramos’ letter, “Burning wood for energy isn’t clean” (Star-Advertiser, Feb. 21), are factually incorrect. Based on scientific fact, growing more trees than used to produce energy is clean, renewable and dramatically reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
Stated plainly, trees consist mainly of carbon. Photosynthesis turns CO2 and water into tree biomass...Read More
February 22, 2022
Regarding the ongoing waste-of- taxpayer-money saga between the Public Utilities Commission and Hu Honua Bioenergy’s power purchase agreement (“Court rejects bid to delay approval hearing for wood burning power plant,”
Star-Advertiser, Feb. 16), the PUC should simply follow the law. Per amended statute HRS 269-6(b), the PUC “shall explicitly consider … the State’s...Read More
