The first IMA even of the 2013 is a meeting on January 7 at 6:00 at the IAM office. Please bring your own chairs.
Our 2nd Annual Energy Fair will be held on January 11 and 12th. Click on the image to see the details.
And, on January 23, we are planning a potluck meeting in Maunalo. More info on this will be posted soon.
Please save these dates!
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On January 11 & 12, 2013, I Aloha Molokai is hosting our second annual Alternative Energy Festival.
We would like to invite everyone to come. We will have energy experts, state and county energy officials, exhibitors, workshops, food and, of course music. Our goal is to find low impact, affordable, island by island alternatives to the giant, boondoggle wind turbine and cable project proposed by our Governor.
Our special guests this year will be members of the Ocotillo tribes, Native Americans who are fighting against a giant wind project in the desert near San Diego. This year’s festival won’t be just energy talk, but cultural exchange.
Panel discussions will include Energy Sovereignty, Current Hawaii Energy Plans, Alternative Energy and more.
Click here or on the image above for the agenda.
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The message to HECO/MECO was clear No Wind Turbines and No Cable on Molokai and Lanai.
Over 40 people attended the Molokai meeting and many voiced their concern about the process. Represented were many IAM members. Tthe signatures of thousands of Molokai residents, visitors to Molokai, and concerned individuals from around the world were submitted by IAM, the West Molokai Association, and Change.org. Click on the image above to view the film.
Mahalo to everyone who attended and support our efforts.
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Thursday December 13,Mitchell Pauole Center5 -7 p.m.HECO, MECO and HELCO are in the middle of a statewide planning process, called “Integrated Resource Planning” or IRP.MECO will host a meeting on the above date, place and time and it is VITAL that lot of Molokai people show up and speak.This is another opportunity to get Molokai’s message out as we did at the PEIS Scoping meetings.Four people were appointed to the state wide utilities’ Advisory Group from Molokai, but one represents Molokai Properties,one represents a non profit that was pro First Wind building at Moomomi Anahaki, another representative is a group already asking about community benefits to have the Big Wind project. IAM has one representative – Greg Kahn that says NO Cable,NO Big Wind. We all need to attend and tell MECO:1) We want Molokai to be energy independent2) We do NOT want to be an industrial power plant for O`ahu that will ruin our land scape, reef, andcultural sites and kill our endangered birds and bats3) We do NOT want to be connected with an undersea cable that will damage our reef and Whale Sanctuary, and will make us vulnerable to power outages on other islands4) We are in favor of decentralized power, solving each island’s energy challenges first with thatisland’s energy resources, and open the 15% limit on house top solar power on Molokai. Kauai has 100% insome areas.MECO (President of MECO is suppose to be here) is planning a short presentation and then theyWANT TO HEAR FROM US…. this is our chance to speak up, so come and share this messagewith anyone who will want to tell MECO what Molokai residents think about 90 turbines on thewest end and an expensive, destructive cable.
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OPENS OFFICE LOCATED AT
2130 MAUNALOA HIGHWAY
(AT KALAE HIGHWAY)
OFFICE HOURS:
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
9:00AM TO 12:00PM
EXCEPT HOLIDAYS
PHONE: 808-213-1321
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