Associated Press
The state will receive $6.2 million to build an aircraft rescue and fire fighting building at Lanai Airport.
U.S. Sens. Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka said today that the money comes from a grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Inouye said working families and visitors need safe and timely transportation between the islands. He said the funding will allow first responders to prepare for and respond to any emergency event that might arise at Lanai Airport.
Akaka said the grant will increase safety for residents and visitors flying to Lanai by stationing a new emergency response facility right at the airport.
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Monday, August 2, 2010
State Seeks Mana`o on Cable Project (The Molokai Dispatch)
Energy office moves forward with EIS.
By Megan Stephenson
Over the past few weeks, many Molokai residents have received phone calls asking for their mana`o on about some hot-button issues around here – La`au Point, Molokai Ranch and windmills.
The State of Hawaii Energy Office requested the survey as part of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the upcoming undersea cable project.
“We [were] doing an informal telephone survey to obtain community feedback and to better understand Molokai’s community concern, especially the interisland wind issue,” said Alan Kam of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) and who is managing the EIS contract.
Kam said the survey was the first step in gathering community feedback, Next on the agenda are public meetings, to be held by the end of the year.
Read full article: http://www.themolokaidispatch.com/state-seeks-manao-cable-project
By Megan Stephenson
Over the past few weeks, many Molokai residents have received phone calls asking for their mana`o on about some hot-button issues around here – La`au Point, Molokai Ranch and windmills.
The State of Hawaii Energy Office requested the survey as part of an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the upcoming undersea cable project.
“We [were] doing an informal telephone survey to obtain community feedback and to better understand Molokai’s community concern, especially the interisland wind issue,” said Alan Kam of the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) and who is managing the EIS contract.
Kam said the survey was the first step in gathering community feedback, Next on the agenda are public meetings, to be held by the end of the year.
Read full article: http://www.themolokaidispatch.com/state-seeks-manao-cable-project
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