Hawai`i Geothermal and Biofuel Research Needed

Can solar, wind, and storage provide all the electrical needs of the Hawai`i Islands?   Imagine if all Hawaii electricity generators were intermittent solar and wind facilities. If the solar and wind systems were not producing electricity,...

Energy Transformation Must Involve Everyone

Hawaii`s renewable energy and decarbonization efforts need to involve all sectors of society. Currently, this requirement is not meeting this need.   The hardest and most important issue is called energy equity by the Hawai`i Legislature and...

Public Utilities Commission Imposed “Special Requirements” to Block Life of the Land`s Intervention

The Hawaiian Electric Companies (HECO) filed an Integrated Grid Plan with the Public Utilities Commission. HECO followed up on this with an application seeking Commission approval to issue a Request for Proposals (RFPs) for Grid-Scale Resources,...

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We Need Your Continued Support

We Need Your Continued Support

Life of the Land will celebrate its 55th anniversary in February. Mahalo for those who have supported our efforts. We need your continued support. Life of the Land is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. Donations are tax-deductible. Energy The Public Utilities...

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Navy Redefines Pollution Free

Navy Redefines Pollution Free

Pearl Harbor is contaminated. The military, the regulators, and the community know it. But the military has defined part of it to be contamination free using curious logic. The military asserts that the Pearl Harbor watershed covers 20% of Oahu, that industrial,...

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Bailing Out Hawaiian Electric Company

Bailing Out Hawaiian Electric Company

The Hawaiian Electric Companies needs a pot of money on hand because they spend money for fuel, operations and capital expenditures before they are reimbursed through ratepayer bills. Therein lies a problem. HECO`s credit rating dropped to junk bond status following...

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Hu Honua Returns

Hu Honua Returns

Hu Honua`s long-running tree-burning fiasco has entered its 17th year. Hu Honua Bioenergy LLC was incorporated on April 8, 2008, to burn trees to generate electricity to be sold to Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) subsidiary Hawaii Electric Light Company (HELCO)....

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