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Please sign our petition at https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/permits-and-public-hearings-for-hu-honua! It says, “I oppose issuance of the NPDES Permit No. HI S000557 for stormwater runoff. I urge you to hold a public hearing on this destruction of our valuable natural resources. In addition, for Hu Honua injection wells, please require a NPDES permit, and hold a public hearing.” Hu…

“Attached is a letter I got earlier this year from Alexis Strauss at EPA Region 9 on this issue of getting HDOH to shift review from UIC to NPDES permitting review where a direct hydrologic connection is likely. Again, this is consistent with the official position of EPA and DOJ in their brief before the…

“I am writing on behalf of my ʻohana and many of the fisherman of Pepeʻekeo.  I am part of the Pepeʻekeo Fishing Association and we are very concerned about the impact that Hu Honuaʻs operation may have on the nearshore fishery stocks. We are requesting a public hearing under HRS Chapter 91.This hearing is necessary…

Pg. 14 of the PUC’s Docket 17-0122, Decision and Order, regarding Hu Honua and HELCO’s amended and restated power purchase agreement (“AR PPA”) confirms that the new contract cost is based on an average dispatch of 200,000 KW hours [per year].  That would not include parasitic electricity used to run the power plant. Hu Honua…

Can DOH at least have Hu Honua’s consultant run the same simulation at condenser flow spent cooling water flow and temperature at 1500 gallons per minute at 96.2 degrees F or 35.66 degrees C– that is at 34 MWh loads/ no low loads as the next to worse case senario? Remember, everything above 21.5 MW commited…

Aloha! I am writing as an active member of the Hawaii Democratic Party’s Environmental Caucus and a long time resident of the Hamakua district here on the Big Island. First, I urge the State Department of Health to find that, in fact, Ho Honua’s underground injection control wells will be a point source for which a NPDES permit…

Aloha,  My name is Liana Murillo. I am currently the coordinator for Surfrider Foundation Hilo. My background is in Marine Science, Watershed Ecological Management and Community Organizing. Born in Hawaii and having had worked within the governmental, non profit and education sectors for over 8 years, I am very dedicated to the sustainable use of…

Hu Honua’s grading permits still add up to eight acres although NPDES HI 10F557 states Hu Honua is disturbing 28 acres.  I have attached various videos which show that 28 acres were previously disturbed and graveled.  I have two degrees in Landscape architecture and in my opinion Hu Honua is trying to cover past land…