Ocean thermal energy conversion was the subject ofEnvironment Hawai`i in [url=/members_archives/archives1991.php]May 1991[/url] (scroll down on linked page to see the article listings and links). Several people (primarily in the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism) informally conveyed their disagreements … Continued
In the [url=/members_archives/archives1991.php]June and July issues of 1991[/url] (scroll down to see the article’s listings on the link), Environment Hawai`i considered plans for and feasibility of the super-luxury Hawaiian Riviera Resort proposed for Ka`u by one Charles Chidiac. There have … Continued
What is the official policy of the state of Hawai`i on the development of geothermal energy? On June 25, 1990, Governor John Waihe`e, after half a year of hints and intimations that he was rethinking his position on geothermal energy … Continued
The documents on which the reporting in this issue of Environment Hawai`i is based are part of the public record. Nonetheless, it is improbable that Environment Hawai`i on its own would have been able to obtain and review the far-ranging … Continued
In February 1989, the Department of Business and Economic Development signed a one-year, no-bid contract with Cassidy and Associates, one of the largest Washington lobbying firms. The contract was renewed for another 12-month period last year. All totaled, Cassidy and … Continued
When the lobbyists of Cassidy and Associates go to bat for a client, at their disposal is a tight web of alliances, friendships and favors that stretches to the remotest corner of the Hill. The firm has about 30 associates. … Continued
Over the last two decades millions of public dollars have been spent to spur geothermal energy in Hawai`i. The Department of Business and Economic Development last year summarized expenditures in a report to the state House of Representatives’ Committee on … Continued
To allow investors a profit, geothermal energy would almost certainly have to be priced above what users pay for electricity from oil- or coal-fired plants. But the public won’t suffer merely by having to pay more for energy; it will … Continued
What can be done in Hawai`i to reduce consumption of fossil fuels? One of the first answers is to increase the sales tax paid at the pump. Several measures before the Legislature would do just this. The logic is sound: … Continued
In the last month, the country has gone to war. If Kuwait were not an ally sitting atop one of the world’s largest oil fields, one can only wonder how quickly the United States would have rushed to its defense. … Continued