Consultant Doug Hinrichs of Sentech Hawai‘i and Diane Zachary of the Kaua‘i Planning and Action Alliance listen to the Kaua‘i County Council, Wednesday, while waiting to present the final draft of the Kaua‘i Energy Sustainability Plan. Credit: Dennis Fujimoto

Public meeting set for tonight

Kaua‘i drivers would be forced to pay an additional 50 cents for every gallon of gasoline or diesel fuel they purchase if the County Council goes along with measures recommended in the final draft of the Kaua‘i Energy Sustainability Plan released this week.

That tax increase would generate $186 million for the county over the life of the 20-year plan and would fund a program incentivizing hybrid electric vehicles, according to consultant Douglas Hinrichs of Sentech Hawai‘i.

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Source: Michael Levine, The Garden Island