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West Hawaii Today reported on sea water air conditioning a few days ago. The technology first implemented at NELHA 30 years  is gaining popularity.

If you live on Oahu or are visiting, you can now obtain fresh and cooked Big Island Abalone at its Ala Moana store. The store had its grand opening last ...
Read More Big Island Abalone Corporation Opens Retail Store in Ala Moana Shopping Mall in Honolulu

NELHA, the County of Hawai’i and Hawai’i Electric Light Company have entered into a strategic partnership to attract, test and evaluate pre-commercial energy storage on February 13, 2014. Read more ...
Read More NELHA, County of Hawai’i and Hawai’i Electric Light enter into MOU on February 13, 2014

The Marine Mammal Center has successfully completed fundraising for the Hawaiian monk seal hospital, Ke Kai Ola. The initial construction phase of the $3.2 million facility, located at NELHA,  is ...
Read More Hawaiian Monk Seal Hospital, Ke Kai Ola, Fully Funded

FON Website Gets a Facelift

Posted on Feb 5, 2014 in Main

The Friends of NELHA (FON) website has recently been updated (www.friendsofnelha.org). You can now book tours and donate online! The old URL (www.energyfuturehawaii.org) still works but will point you to ...
Read More FON Website Gets a Facelift

Governor Abercrombie announced today the release of more than $13M in CIP funds for NELHA. Funds will provide for the construction of a frontage road, a surface sea water connector ...
Read More Governor Announces Release of Funds for NELHA

NELHA annual and biennial reports going back to 1974 are available through the NELHA website. Special thanks to Lee Fausak, formerly from CEROS (Center of Excellence in Research for Ocean Sciences) ...
Read More NELHA Annual Reports Going Back to 1974 Available Online

The NELHA meteorological station, funded by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory,  first started operations on November 1st, 2012. The first annual report is now available online. The report describes last year’s meteorological ...
Read More NELHA 2013 Met Station Report is Available

New hires at NELHA

Posted on Jan 3, 2014 in Main

NELHA is starting the year with two new hires: Dr. Alex Leonard to serve as Administrative and Projects Coordinator and Dean Towle to serve as Operations Supervisor.

The first in a series of lectures on the topic of energy shall be held on January 8. 2013 at 5:30PM at the Gateway Center. Refer to the press release ...
Read More Friends of NELHA Launches Exceptional Energy Lecture Series