Richard and some of his Ku‘oko‘a partners spoke at a well-attended Kona Town Meeting the other day, and what an interesting meeting it was.
Watch a video of the talks, taken by Big Island Video News: Ku’oko’a details bid to buy HEI at Kona Town Meeting.
Geothermal energy touted as last hope for Hawaii energy future
Video by David Corrigan | Voice of Stephanie Salazar
Its been several weeks since the Geothermal Working Group submitted their preliminary report to the 2011 State Legislature.
Its also been weeks since the co-chair of that effort, Hamakua farmer Richard Ha, made public his lofty goal of buying HELCO, the island’s power company, along with some partners.
At a well attended Kona Town Meeting on Tuesday night, residents got the chance to hear the details about both of these developments, first hand….See the rest
The whole thing is worth a listen. You’ll hear Richard start speaking at 3:41 and then enthusiastic applause breaks out at around 4:50 when he says, “Maybe what we need to do is buy the electric utility out.”