Hawaii Supreme Court sides with Hu Honua Biomass plant in latest ruling bizjournals.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bizjournals.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Plans for a biomass energy plant on the Big Island are heading back to the Public Utilities Commission after the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled in favor of the Pepeʻekeo plant.
The state s highest court supported Honua Ola Bioenergy’s appeal of a PUC order that halted the facility’s planned completion. The nearly half a billion-dollar plant, that was formerly known as “Hu Honua,” would burn wood to produce energy for Hawaiian Electric s power grid.
The court ruled that the PUC misinterpreted a 2019 court ruling and needs to hold a hearing that follows the court’s instructions. That includes consideration of greenhouse gas emissions, a concern brought by the environmental group Life of the Land.
Hawaii Supreme Court Ruling Advances Big Island Biomass Energy Plant hawaiipublicradio.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hawaiipublicradio.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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A Hawai i appellate court recently affirmed a decision
upholding a citation for a serious violation issued by
the Hawai i Occupational Safety and Health Division (HIOSH),
rejecting a key defense because the employer didn t follow its
own unnecessarily strict safety policy.
Citation issued for lack of personal fall arrest system
In December 2012, HIOSH inspectors observed three employees
installing a photovoltaic system on an 18-foot roof without being
properly secured in a fall protection system. The company had a foreman or leadman at the site responsible
Redrawing Of Hawaii s Political Boundaries Could Stretch Into Early 2022 - Honolulu Civil Beat
Advocates have also raised concerns over closed door meetings of the Reapportionment Commission. Reading time: 5 minutes.
The process of redrawing Hawaii’s political boundaries could extend into next year because of a delay in getting population data from the U.S. Census Bureau.
The Hawaii Reapportionment Commission on Monday got to work setting out a timeline that allows it to complete reapportionment and redistricting in a reasonable timeframe given the delays in federal data.
The commission also divided work among its members, despite objections that much of the commission’s work will take place behind closed doors.