Kaua’i County’s Department of Public Works recently began phasing in biodiesel at its Hanapepe and Lihu’e baseyards.
“We’re starting with two fuel storage tanks and plan to eventually expand to other tanks located at our Kapa’a and Hanalei baseyards,” said Dwayne Adachi, the department’s automotive equipment superintendent.
The county’s ultimate goal is to switch all of its [...]

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A group of concerned residents yesterday continued to fight for the protection of a sacred Hawaiian burial site where a home is being built on the North Shore.
Some 15 members of the newly formed ‘Ohana O Naue rallied at the Mo‘ikeha Building to urge the county Planning Commission to revoke California resident Joseph Brescia’s permits [...]

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Hawaii BioEnergy has named a new president and CEO.
The Honolulu-based company announced Monday that Paul S. Zorner, with more than 20 years of experience in renewable fuels research and development, was named to the top position.
Zorner most recently served as chief scientific officer, founder and executive director of PEL. PEL is focused on creating green energy [...]

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Kauai County candidates received a standing ovation last night at the first political debate of the year by noting they would oppose the return of the Hawaii Superferry without an independent environmental impact statement.
The four mayoral candidates and 19 of 22 County Council candidates signified their opposition by raising their hands to a question from [...]

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Nature Conservancy testing fly-over system that pinpoints species
The Nature Conservancy has started testing a remote sensing technology on Kaua’i that it says could be a major advance in the fight against invasive plant species in Hawai’i.
“I honestly think this could be the biggest technological breakthrough for weed management and monitoring in Hawai’i, or anywhere else, [...]

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OUR OPINION - Honolulu Star-Bulletin

THE ISSUE: A report shows a marked improvement in water quality at Hawaii’s beaches.

 
Because unusually bad weather caused much of Hawaii’s near-shore ocean pollution in 2006, an improvement in the following year was almost a sure thing. A new report showing a 36 percent decline in beach closings and advisories for the [...]

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