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buy a solar panel, or 4, 6, 8, 22 ... and quit complaining, we do have a FREE Sun!
Ive been (back) here for 8 years now and have never paid an electric bill...
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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save our indigenous and endemic Hawaiian Plants... learn about them, grow them, and plant them on your property, ....instead of all that invasive non-native garbage I see in most yards... aloha
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It's called being environmentally responsible to both the planet and your children and grandchildren's future. I seriously doubt when they are faced with the reality life on a less hospitable planet that they are going to appreciate the narcissistic selfishness of past generations.
life is short. enjoy it
life is short. enjoy it
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We need to write the PUC, the Gov., and the Federal entities that will be able to help break this monopoly.
It was these Federal/State agencies that created the monopoly in the first place, so I expect little (meaning: no) help from them.
Unfortunately, some services (power grid, telcom, water, sewer) lend themselves to a "natural monopoly". Ideally, the infrastructure itself should be public and accountable to the taxpayers. This doesn't always work; California learned an expensive lesson there.
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And sometimes the public agency does work. As I've written in earlier posts (
http://www.punaweb.org/Forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=16462) the public utility districts in Washington state are progressive, responsible and responsive agencies. And they take their power from another public entity, the Bonneville Power Administration. An excellent example of an alternative to HELCO. Certainly never a worry about fees being drained out for private enrichment or lobbying for a tax loophole. Great infrastructure, even way up in the woods where we were.
Bananahead you help pay others electric bills every time you order a meal or buy a gallon of milk. You probably sit around many other businesses that have to pay a very high electric bill every month so you can do your business?. Anyway I agree with OPihikao that something needs to be done and I should write a letter to those mentioned above.
We have known many folks in this community who have had their electric cut off because they could not pay the high bill. Most of these folks have kids who then go to school dirty or not feeling up to par for the long day at school, sad and true. We tried to dry bananas using a dehydrater for a couple months, until we got our electric bills and saw the increase. The bananas were free for the work I was doing but the cost of drying them was $6.00 a day.
Many families around here would like to sign their keiki up for ayso or flag football. With monthly $300 electric bills in county housing rentals they simply cannot afford to drive their kids to practice those respective sports, or the footwear it takes to play. Hellco is not to blame for all these poor families financial problems, I just don't see how they are helping.
Maybe a second geothermal plant could help in lowering these hellco rates?. I think this is what the state and counties want us community members to think, so I expect more of the same until they get their way. Until then hellco and Hawaiian air monopolies are just a couple of the dream killers our Puna keiki face today, jmo.
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Good point, kalakoa, & Mr. Adams. Mahalo.
Of interest, and perhaps a bit off topic (e kala mai), found this to be an interesting read:
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http://ililanimedia.blogspot.com/2014/03...ctric.html
A Concise History of Hawaiian Electric Company (1891-2000)
By Henry Curtis
In 1881 King Kalakaua met Thomas Edison in New York City. In 1886 Charles Otto Berger demonstrated an electric light at Iolani Palace. On November 16, 1886 (the King’s birthday) Iolani Palace was lit. (See 1, 2)
On March 23, 1888, the Nuuanu hydroelectric system went on-line providing electricity for street lamps. Princess Liliuokalani and Minister of Interior Thurston watched while Princess Ka’iulani turned on the switch.
In 1890 the Hilo Boarding School was electrified with 12 bulbs powered by a water-driven dynamo installed in an irrigation ditch.
The Gas Company was granted a franchise in 1890. Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) was incorporated in Honolulu in 1891.
Five days before the 1893 coup d’état, Queen Liliuokalani had sought to regulate electric utilities.
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Too bad they don' match the intake of solar energy they get from photovoltaic users and distribute to the poor as a credit on their bill, like a rebate, but maybe that would be an "influx" factor of poor in their eyes, instead of helping community. Wish there was funding to do a Habitat for Humanity thing in installing basic solar to those that qualify as low income.
Community begins with Aloha
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quote:
Originally posted by bananahead
foxnews lol aloha
So you disagree with the article posted by protoss? Why?
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quote:
Originally posted by 4antares
It's called being environmentally responsible to both the planet and your children and grandchildren's future. I seriously doubt when they are faced with the reality life on a less hospitable planet that they are going to appreciate the narcissistic selfishness of past generations.
life is short. enjoy it
Have you considered that your post contradicts your own signature line?
Life is short. Enjoy it.
I agree. That is why I use and enjoy my AC and drive what I want to.
Stop trying to force your beliefs upon others! It shows a lack of aloha and lack of tolerance.
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Yeah AC and SUVs for everyone show some aloha people.
