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Entries from May 22nd, 2009

Friday (2)…Another two-newspaper morning

May 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · General

The Honolulu Advertiser’s Rick Daysog reports: HECO scales back Oahu rate hike request to 6.2% But the Honolulu Star-Bulletin’s Dave Segal reports: HECO now seeks 4.3% rate increase The Star-Bulletin has the explanation: A separate filing yesterday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stated that the revised increase was 6.2 percent. But Hawaiian Electric [...]

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Friday…We can’t afford green buses, but press ahead with most costly rail plan, plus Friday Felines

May 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Cats, Politics

Earlier this month, the Advertiser reported that the city is about to abandon its shift to hybrid fuel-efficient buses because the promised 60% savings have not materialized and, basically, we can’t afford the price of this “green” technology. Unfortunately, the Advertiser story doesn’t link to the report it quotes, so it’s difficult to evaluate what’s [...]

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