Project

Honua Ola Bioenergy is ready to serve Hawaiʻi Island

Honua Ola is a state-of-the-art energy facility capable of delivering up to 30 MW of renewable power to the Hawaiʻi Island grid. Located in the East Hawaiʻi town of Pepeʻekeo on industrial land, Honua Ola is equipped with an advanced operating system, the best available pollution control equipment and safety features in compliance with applicable EPA standards.

Honua Ola is nearly complete and will be powered by non-native, commercial eucalyptus crops harvested on island. The project will also generate electricity through the removal of harmful invasive plant species, such as albizia, strawberry guava and gorse.

The power plant operation will result in lower greenhouse gas emissions when compared to fossil-fuel power plants in use on the island. This result will be achieved, in part, by planting and growing trees that remove greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. The addition of up to 30 MW of renewable energy on the Hawaiʻi Island power grid will reduce the use of fossil fuel.

Honua Ola Renewable Energy Cycle

The above illustration shows the complex process Honua Ola will utilize to convert invasive, non-native commercial crops into renewable energy that can power 19,500 homes on Hawaiʻi Island.

Project Location

These maps and site layouts show the location of Honua Ola Bioenergy within the Pepe‘ekeo area, as set forth in the Hawaiʻi County Zoning Ordinance.