Showing posts with label kahuku. Show all posts
Showing posts with label kahuku. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 28, 2012

D.R. Horton to lease 18 acres at Hoopili to Oahu's Ho Farms

D.R. Horton  has signed a letter of intent with Ho Farms on Oahu's North Shore to lease 18 acres on the site of a 11,750-home residential subdivision the developer plans to build on 1,554 acres in Ewa.

The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports D.R. Horton's local Schuler Division said the letter of intent with Ho Farms, which grows specialty tomatoes and other vegetables on 40 acres in Kahuku, underscores the developer's plan to integrate 159 acres of commercial farms within the planned Hoopili community.

More at

Honolulu Star Advertiser

Sunday, March 07, 2010

Wind farm developer gets loan guarantee

A Mainland wind farm developer has received a $117 million federal loan guarantee to pay for construction of its planned Kahuku project on Oahu.

First Wind, based in Boston, announced the award Friday from the U.S. Department of Energy. It will use the financing to install 12 wind turbines that will generate a total of 30 megawatts of electricity — enough to power approximately 7,700 Oahu homes. The power will be sold to Hawaiian Electric Co.

More at Pacific Business News

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

North Shore wetland refuge getting seven times bigger

By Eloise Aguiar
Advertiser Staff Writer

KAHUKU — The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is acquiring one of the last remaining wild coastlines on O'ahu, increasing a wetland refuge sevenfold since it was established 34 years ago.

The purchase will also provide another flood control measure to the community, thanks to a $22 million federal appropriation.

More at the Honolulu Advertiser

Friday, November 09, 2007

Proposed wind farm in Kahuku

Mike Goodman of UPC Wind with Wren Wescott reported that UPC Wind built the wind farm currently on Maui, and within those one and a half years of operation the wind farm has generated about 9-10% of Maui 's electricity. UPC Wind is dedicated to wind farms across the country. The company builds, owns, and operates their wind farms – they are not just developers. Goodman noted that UPC Wind is committed to working with the surrounding neighbors, and highlighted several reasons why a wind farm is needed. Goodman also noted the several steps of building a wind farm, and welcomed anyone that would like to take a tour of the lands at any time.