Tonight (September 11th) is the first Public Scoping meeting for the government's
second attempt at a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for Hawaii's
renewable energy challenges.
VOICE YOUR MANA'O
McKinley High School, 1039 South King Street from 5:00 to 8:30 PM.
We should hear more about this soon. I can't say much to this right now because I don't have a whole lot of information.
The Federal Department of Energy (DOE) has taken over the Programmatic Environmental
Impact Statement (PEIS) process from the State of Hawaii. The State's (read "DBEDT")
initial attempt at this process focused solely on Big Wind or NO Big Wind -- and
they were roundly criticized, scolded and ridiculed for ignoring the federal requirements
to study "any reasonable alternative."
So the Feds have now issued an amended Notice of Intent (NOI) for the PEIS. This
current version (PEIS:HECI) has a much broader scope than its predecessor and uses
the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI) as its basis. It has, however, raised
many, many concerns regarding its purpose, its relationship to the earlier PEIS
and its impact -- particularly on Big Wind.
YOU have several ways to voice your opinions:
Attend one of the eight meetings:
September 11, 2012, 5:00-8:30 pm at O'ahu, McKinley High School, 1039 South King
Street, Honolulu, HI 96814
September 12, 2012, 5:30-9:00 pm at Kaua'i, Kaua'i War Memorial Convention Hall,
4191 Hardy Street, Lihue, HI 96766
September 13, 2012, 5:00-8:30 pm at Hawai'i, Kealakehe High School, 74-5000 Puohulihuli
Street, Kailua-Kona, HI 96740
September 14, 2012, 5:00-8:30 pm at Hawai'i, Hilo High School, 556 Waianuenue Avenue,
Hilo, HI 96720
September 17, 2012, 5:30-9:00 pm at Maui, Pomaika'i Elementary School, 4650 South
Kamehameha Avenue, Kahului, HI 96732
September 18, 2012, 5:00-8:30 pm at Lāna'i, Lāna'i High & Elementary
School, 555 Fraser Avenue, Lanai City, HI 96763
September 19, 2012, 5:30-9:00 pm at Molokai, Mitchell Pau'ole Community Center,
90 Ainoa Street, Kaunakakai, Molokai, HI 96748
September 20, 2012, 5:00-8:30 pm at O'ahu, James B. Castle High School, 45- 386
Kaneohe Bay Drive, Kaneohe, HI 96744
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