On March 28, 1988, Hugh Ono, at the time Chief Engineer for the County of Hawai`i, wrote Scott Kvandal, vice president of Barrett Consulting Group. The letter is a veritable paean to BCG, with no other apparent purpose. For this … Continued
In 1981, R.M. Towill prepared an Environmental Impact Statement for a new sewage treatment plant at Kealakehe. Plans called for constructing an ocean outfall to get rid of treated wastewater. Charlie and Jan Biltoft of Kealakekua thought this was inappropriate … Continued
The year: 1980. The Mayor: Frank Fasi. The newspaper: The Honolulu Advertiser: “City officials have chosen a proposal from Amfac and a Connecticut firm as the lowest bid for a massive project to turn Honolulu`s garbage into electricity. The winning … Continued
Someone once said of nuclear energy that it was an expensive way to boil water. That was before H-POWER. With a generational cost of 15 cents a kilowatt hour, H-POWER makes nuclear energy (about 12 cents per kilowatt hour) look … Continued
Let the Circle Be Unbroken: Don’t Stop With Recycling Environment Hawai`i would like to tell readers it is printed on recycled paper made of 100 percent post-consumer waste, unbleached and dioxin free. We’d like to – but we cannot. The … Continued
To date, the state Department of Health has received one report on emissions at H-POWER. The tests were run last February, shortly after H-POWER began burning refuse-derived fuel. The results show no emission exceeding the established limits. Still, the report … Continued
Whether H-POWER complies with emissions standards or not, the fact remains that O`ahu’s air quality is not helped by its operation. According to Jim Morrow, director of the American Lung Association of Hawai`i, the result will most likely not be … Continued
If your heart says Caddy but your budget says Kimo’s Kream Puffs, you probably won’t waste a lot of time with your ose pressed to the glass of a Cadillac dealer’s showroom. You certainly won’t spend a year driving the … Continued
The state Commission on Water Resource Management has six members. Two are members by virtue of their having been appointed to cabinet-level positions by the governor. These two are the head of the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, … Continued