A Visit to Kauai Island Utility Cooperative
Richard Ha writes: I was invited to visit the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) by its Board Chairman Phil Tacbian. He and Dennis Esaki, who is Vice President of the founding Board, gave me an...
View ArticleKauai Island Utility Co-op Execs To Brief On How They Formed Their Co-Op
Richard Ha writes: We have invited Dennis Esaki, a founder of Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC), and David Bissell, CEO of KIUC, to speak to us about how one forms a community-based utility....
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Great Info Meeting on How Kaua‘i Formed its Electric Utility Co-op
Richard Ha writes: We had an interesting presentation Friday from two executives from Kaua‘i’s electrical utility, the Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC). David Bissell is CEO, and Dennis Esaki...
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Hawaii Island Energy Cooperative Files With PUC
Richard Ha writes: The Hawaii Island Energy Cooperative (HIEC) has gotten quite a bit of press coverage in the past few days. Last week, we submitted an application to the PUC to intervene in the...
View ArticleAn Interview & Also a Visit to a Co-op Finance Corporation
Richard Ha writes: Henry Curtis of Ililani Media recently interviewed me about the energy co-op. He asked me, “Why a co-op?” Here’s the interview: Richard Ha owns Hamakua Springs Country Farms, served...
View ArticleMore on the Hawaii Island Energy Cooperative
The Hawaii Island Energy Cooperative formed after the NextEra/HEI merger was announced. Several community grassroots organizations got together and asked the Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC)...
View ArticleLetter: How “Owning the Power” Benefits Us
If the NextEra/Hawaiian Electric deal is approved by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, the dollars from your pocket will travel even farther offshore, diverted through NextEra’s headquarters in...
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