April 2016 PDF
April 2016
Legislature Looks Past GEMS for Cooling
Following Gov. David Ige’s state of the state address, in which he proposed us- ing nearly two-thirds of the Green Energy Market Securitization funds to air condition 1,000 public-school classrooms, both cham- bers of the Legislature heard companion bills that … Continued
Solar Installers Tell of GEMS Troubles
The roll-out of the Green Energy Market Securitization program (GEMS) has had results that can charitably be described as disappointing. Of the $145 million available for loans intended to help Hawai`i homeowners and renters avail themselves of advances in energy-saving … Continued
DOE’s Evolving Position on GEMS Bills
Kathryn Matayoshi, state superintendent of education, had little to say about the proposal to loan the Department of Education $100 million from the Green Energy Market Securitization (GEMS) fund when the House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection heard the … Continued
State Green Energy Loan Fund Yields Few Measurable Results in 2nd Year
Rep. Cynthia Thielen of Kailua was frank: “I think that GEMS has not been run well. A million dollars to place out three loans is pretty pathetic. I mean, that may rank at the top of the pathetic list of … Continued
Board Talk: Fireworks, Cesspools, Sea Cucumbers, Koloa
Sparks Fly Over Fireworks Permit, $2,500 Deposit to Clean Up Debris For years, right-of-entry permits brought by the Department of Land and Natural Resources’ Land Division for fireworks displays at state beaches have garnered little, if any, opposition. Last year, a … Continued
Appeal To Center On Board’s Previous Holdover Decisions
According to court documents, the appeal of Judge Nishimura’s January 8 ruling is expected to cover the following issues, among others: Whether she correctly ruled that the permits were invalid under Hawai`i Revised Statues Chapter 171 (the state’s law governing … Continued
Despite Invalid Permits, Lack of Stay A&B’s East Maui Diversions Continue
On February 4, First Circuit Judge Rhonda Nishimura granted an interlocutory appeal of her January 8 ruling that four holdover revocable permits held by Alexander and Baldwin and the East Maui Irrigation Co., and renewed by the state Board of … Continued
Recommendation of Hearing Officer Favors Restoration of East Maui Streams
In the coming months, the state Commission on Water Resource Management is expected to hear oral arguments on contested case hearing officer Lawrence Miike’s January 16 proposed Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law, and Decision and Order regarding Na Moku … Continued
March 2016 PDF
March 2016