Alexander and Baldwin has a potential partner who wants to grow various crops on “the entire footprint,” of A&B’s agricultural holdings on Maui, a company official said Friday. “We’re pursuing and have had inquiry from a farming partner out of California, and they have an interest in farming nearly the whole footprint of land. We’re in discussions with them looking at … [Read more...] about What Will Be the Fate of Maui’s Central Valley? Amid reports that it is selling Maui holdings, A&B receives permits for continued water diversion. Sierra Club is contesting the decision
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A&B ‘pursuing’ California partner to farm ‘nearly the whole footprint’ of former sugarcane lands, BLNR still grants water diversion permits
Alexander and Baldwin has a farming partner out of California who wants to grow various crops on Maui, company representatives told a state panel on O‘ahu. “We’re pursuing and have had inquiry from a farming partner out of California, and they have an interest in farming nearly the whole footprint of land. We’re in discussions with them looking at growing a whole variety of … [Read more...] about A&B ‘pursuing’ California partner to farm ‘nearly the whole footprint’ of former sugarcane lands, BLNR still grants water diversion permits
Hawaii Consumer Advocate denounces proposed Hawaiian Electric/NextEra merger
Hawaii Governor David Ige isn't a fan. Neither is Maui County Mayor Alan Arakawa. Same with Sierra Club Hawaii Director Marti Townshend. And now we know that state Consumer Advocate Jeffrey Ono isn't on board, either. I'm talking about the proposed merger between Hawaiian Electric and Florida-based NextEra Energy, which (if approved) would be worth about $4.3 billion. For … [Read more...] about Hawaii Consumer Advocate denounces proposed Hawaiian Electric/NextEra merger
Protests Planned For TPP Trade Talks At Westin Maui Resort
A group of anti-corporate and pro-labor and environment organizations are planning a series of demonstrations against the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade talks taking place this week at the Westin Maui Resort & Spa in Ka`anapali, says Sierra Club Hawaii Director Marti Townshend in a July 27 news release. "TPP negotiators cannot escape public scrutiny in Hawaii," … [Read more...] about Protests Planned For TPP Trade Talks At Westin Maui Resort
Gov. Ige, Mayor Arakawa and environmentalists oppose NextEra-Hawaiian Electric merger
In early December 2014, Florida-based NextEra Energy announced that Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI) had agreed to merge with it. A joint statement put out by the companies contained repeated assertions that the merger–valued at $4.3 billion–would be outstanding for everyone concerned. It would help modernize Hawaii's grid, increase the use of renewable energy resources, … [Read more...] about Gov. Ige, Mayor Arakawa and environmentalists oppose NextEra-Hawaiian Electric merger