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Commission approves two‑year payment plan for DIBS Hawaii’s Kauai biochar facility, commission asks for community engagement on water and dust
Summary
The Hawaiian Homes Commission approved a two‑year deferred payment plan for General Lease No. 275, allowing DIBS Hawaii to recommission a dormant biochar/carbon‑capture facility on DHHL land on Kauaʻi while the company pursues carbon‑credit revenues and local feedstock processing.
The Hawaiian Homes Commission on May 19 approved a payment‑plan request from DIBS Hawaii for General Lease No. 275, the site proposal to operate a biochar/carbon‑capture facility on DHHL lands on Kauaʻi. The commission approved a multi‑year deferment payment schedule to give the operator runway to recommission the facility and pursue carbon‑credit sales and other revenue streams.
DIBS Hawaii and its partners told commissioners the project would deploy biochar production from local feedstocks — including macadamia shells and gorse — for soil improvement, fire mitigation and sale of carbon credits. Company representatives said the site contains roughly 15,000 tons of macadamia shell feedstock on site (a two‑year inventory at their projected throughput) and described plans to process feedstocks into durable biochar for local agricultural deployment.
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