Hydro plant a step toward sustainability TGI’s Dennis Fujimoto reports … Seventy-five homes for 100 years. That is the capacity of a new hydroelectric plant that was dedicated by Green Energy Hydro, Monday afternoon, in an albizia forest just outside of Koloa. Jim Guerber, one of the helpers on the project, said the plant has [...]

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With this year’s Kauai Island Utilities Co-op (KIUC) Board of Directors election upon us, NSK took the opportunity to ask one of the candidate’s a few questions. Jan TenBruggencate, one of five people running to fill three open spots, provides a few answers … What is your background? And what skills and knowledge would you [...]

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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 [...]

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