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The ʻUkiu Energy 40-megawatt (MW) biofuel-powered generator facility would be built on 10 acres owned by Hawaiian Electric at Waena across from the Central Maui Landfill – Refuse and Recycling Center on Pūlehu Road.
West wind gusts will increase to 50 to 70 mph on the summit of Haleakalā and 60 to 80 mph on the high summits of Mauna Kea and Mauna Loa on the Big Island.
Gusty winds are possible Monday morning through late Tuesday night. The forecast calls for northeast winds 25-45 mph with localized gusts over 60 mph possible over portions of Kauaʻi, Lānaʻi, Maui, Molokaʻi, Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi Island. Over Haleakalā summit on Maui and the Big Island summits, the NWS is forecasting east winds of 45-55 mph, with gusts in excess of 66 mph possible.
A High Wind Warning has been extended until 6 a.m. Thursday for the Kohala district of the Big Island. A Wind Advisory has been extended until 6 a.m. Thursday for Maui County, Oʻahu, Kauaʻi and parts of the Big Island.