At a recent meeting of the Coordinating Group on Alien Pest Species, veteran observers of the state Legislature summed up their take on the session that came to an end last month. “My optimism was shaken this session,” said Mark … Continued
In March, Environment Hawai`i provided details – to the extent they were available – of a state-administered program called GEMS, short for Green Energy Market Securitization. The program is intended, according to enabling legislation, to bring the blessings of solar … Continued
Warring `Aina Le`a Factions: The developer that began building the townhouses on the stalled `Aina Le`a project in South Kohala has sued the company that owns most of the land where the full build-out is to take place. The lawsuit … Continued
To some, it’s the stuff dreams are made of. An entrepreneur proposes to locate a high-tech industry on the Big Island, hire 4,200 high-paid ($90,000-a-year and up) employees, and invest tens of millions of dollars in infrastructure and equipment. Others … Continued
What were they thinking? They are the board members of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawai`i Authority. Last month, in what has mercifully turned out to be a meaningless exercise, six of them approved a 30-year leas of at least … Continued
Venumadhav Pasupuleti, who has proposed a giant information processing center for Keahole, Kona, has a background that suggests he may have trouble delivering on his promises. In Dayton, Ohio, Pasupuleti has incorporated three businesses since 1996, with all three companies … Continued
Here are the performance benchmarks that the NELHA boar approved as conditions of a lease between NELHA and Megasoft. Although the action was mooted by the failure to give full public notice of the meeting, it is likely that the … Continued
In reporting on the April 5 meeting of the board of directors of the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority, Environment Hawai`i has had to rely on accounts of people present. In his haste to arrange the meeting, NELHA administrator Ron … Continued
In 2006, the Legislature required the Department of Land and Natural Resources to “provide an accounting of all receipts from lands described in Section 5(f) of the Admission Act for the prior fiscal year.” The lands described in that section … Continued
Mercury is a poison. Certain fish have high levels of mercury. To avoid being poisoned, then, you should avoid eating fish. That’s the oversimplified syllogism that has guided many consumers over the last few years, ever since alarms were raised … Continued