LHF Lopiwa

O’Oakala, HI (2009)

LHF Lopiwa

Biofuels, Energy, Environment, Indian Country, Manufacturing, Rural, Timber and Agriculture

The construction of a new, state-of-the-art veneer mill and the conversion to biomass fuel of two oil-fired electric generation plants.

Investment

NMTC Amount: $25,000,000
Total Project Cost: $73,000,000

IMPACT

65 FTE jobs
359 construction jobs

CDEs

CEI Capital Management, Rural Community Investment Fund, Rural Development Partners

Investor

Unknown

Project Description

This project involves the transformation of former sugar plantation land into a eucalyptus plantation, the construction of a new, state-of-the-art veneer mill and the conversion to biomass fuel of two oil-fired electric generation plants. This project realizes economic goals of the state of Hawaii to revitalize the economy and environment.