Archive for the ‘Kaua’i’ Category
Community sues DLNR over West Kaua’i Energy Project
Pōʻai Wai Ola and Nā Kiaʻi Kai call the “midnight rubberstamp” a violation of Hawaiʻi’s protections for streams and the environment On February 6, 2023, kalo farmers and subsistence fishers from West Kauaʻi filed suit…
Submit Comments, Demand EIS for West Kauaʻi Energy Project
Please join West Kauaʻi in demanding an Environmental Impact Statement on KIUC’s new plan for hydro-electric facilities on Waimea River. Take Action Now! Submit comments! Email: Lauren.E.Yasaka(at)hawaii.gov Deadline: October 10, 2022 Read Environmental Assessment …
West Kauaʻi and the Future of the Waimea River
In West Kauaʻi, the Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) is proposing a first-of-its-kind pumped hydropower and irrigation project that would take billions of gallons of Waimea River flows each year for the next 65 years…
