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Native Trade Protocols Key to Landmark Geothermal Deal

ArticlesApril 15, 2025647Views 1Like 0Comments

It's a common story that many indigenous peoples have endured; a tale that starts with a ‘big idea’ in the name of development, then ends with a powerful multinational corporation driving traditional owners off their lands in order to exploit their natural resources. The local hapü (Sub-tribe) a kawerau are no stranger to this narrative.…

Think like Kalakaua: Tap geothermal

NewsApril 9, 2025670Views 1Like 0Comments

By Cy Bridges Can you imagine what King Kalakaua would have done had he known or had access to the technology we have today to develop geothermal energy? He was someone who was ahead of his time: he brought electricity to Iolani Palace even before the White House. While in New York he met with…

Hawaiʻi Is On The Threshold Of A New Era Of Renewable Energy

NewsMarch 21, 2025703Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Gavin Murphy The state’s commitment to explore the best sites for geothermal energy and push for commercial development is critical and timely. It was a long flight back from Hawaiʻi to Aotearoa. It gave me time to reflect on a busy week of meetings with Native Hawaiian advocates for geothermal energy, Hawaiʻi’s Department of…

New Zealand geothermal expert on how Hawaiʻi can harness its underground energy

NewsFebruary 26, 2025656Views 0Likes 0Comments

From left to right: HPR's Catherine Cruz and Gavin MurphyRIN Geothermal generation, something that New Zealand is quite familiar with, uses water and steam from below the earth's surface to spin turbines and produce electricity. With Kīlauea displaying its dazzling power Wednesday morning, The Conversation spoke with Gavin Murphy, a geothermal consultant,…

Geothermal is in isles’ energy interest

NewsFebruary 4, 2025650Views 0Likes 0Comments

By Gavin Murphy Hawaii has a track record for developing geothermal — both on a small scale in Hawaii but also in Aotearoa (New Zealand). Innovations Development Group (IDG), a Native Hawaiian company, at the invitation of the Maori queen, helped implement a model for tapping the geothermal resources underneath land owned by local Maori…

Letter: Use geothermal, native models for clean energy

NewsJanuary 9, 2025590Views 0Likes 0Comments

Caroline Carl In a recent column, Caroline Carl, executive director of Hawai‘i Energy, celebrates energy efficiency as a way to lower energy bills, drive job creation, enhance energy security and reduce greenhouse gas emissions (“Secure Hawaii’s energy future through efficiency and unity,” Star Advertiser, Island Voices, Dec. 26). Yes, our compass, as we aim for…

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