Current law allows homeowners and businesses in Hawaii to take 30% of the cost of solar installation off of their tax bill. This is in addition to a 30% federal tax bill. These incentives have led to fantastic growth in the solar industry here. Construction related to solar panel installations now accounts for 15% of
USDC Rail Decision Issued: No Injunction, Yet
The decision will be dissected shortly. For now, the Court granted summary judgment to Plaintiff in part, and to Defendant on its Cross-Motions on all others. The dispute is not over, however, because the Court invited briefing on injunctive relief.
ABA Forum on the Construction Industry: Fall Meeting in Boston
Am attending the Fall meeting for the ABA Forum on the Construction Industry — beautiful fall foliage in full bloom:
Rail Work Halted after Decision
The City has halted rail construction in the wake of the Hawaii Supreme Court decision on Friday, which ruled the City should have conducted an archaeological impact analysis of the entire route, instead of piecemeal as the rail line was put in place. The City and the archeological lawsuit's plaintiffs met today to iron out additional
Hawaii Supreme Court Rules Against City on Rail Burial EIS Issue.
Fellow blogger and partner Robert Thomas reports the Hawaii Supreme Court has issued an opinion finding the City was not allowed to consider the rail project's impacts on burial sites on a piecemeal basis. The case has been remanded to the trial court.
$15 million in new photo voltaic projects to be constructed on Oahu
Blue Earth has acquired the exclusive rights to build seven PV projects in Hawaii which will have a total output of approximately 3.5MW. The projects are valued at around US$15 million.
Hawaii has the second most solar photovoltaic systems, as well as the most EV’s and charging spots per capita in the country, and it’s
Rail Control Center Construction Poised to Begin
Senator Dan Inouye walked the site of future construction of the rail control center. Says the senator:
New poll on rail project released
A new Hawaii News Now and Star Advertiser poll reveals that by a 50-43 majority, more Oahu residents would rather see construction on the rail system stopped than proceed. In the meantime, rail construction continues, and new rail contracts continue to be signed. Today it was announced that the Rail Electrification business unit of Siemens Infrastructure & Cities Sector (which
New ICA Case Discusses Okada Trucking
The Okada Trucking decision issued by the Hawaii Supreme court in January 2002, changed drastically the scope of work that could be legally self-performed by general contractors licensed in the State of Hawaii. Whereas formerly, general contractors could self-perform nearly all of the work covered by C-specialty licenses with some notable exceptions (work that required
Did Hawaii’s Legislature Insert a Statutory Pay When Paid Provision into Private Construction Contracts?
Reviewing legislative updates for the past session, I checked on the status of an act I previously noted was making its way through the legislature — the bill was HB 1969, and as originally crafted, did not make a lot of sense. HB 1969 was intended to apply the prompt payment provisions currently applicable