LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative incumbent directors, the only three candidates in the election that ended at noon Sunday — David Iha, Teofilo Phil Tacbian, and Janet Kass — have been re-elected to the KIUC board.
LIHU‘E — Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative incumbent directors, the only three candidates in the election that ended at noon Sunday — David Iha, Teofilo Phil Tacbian, and Janet Kass — have been re-elected to the KIUC board.
The reelected directors who will be inaugurated during the Thursday, March 18 Zoom annual board meeting, and will each serve three-year terms ending March 2024.
Iha topped the three candidates with 3,595 votes, followed by Tacbian tallying 3,449 votes, and Kass with 3,168 votes.
KIUC mailed 26,506 ballots and received 4,360 responses for a 16.45% voter turnout.
The election was conducted by Merriman River Group, a Connecticut-based, election-management firm.
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Three board members running unopposed. They could have been re-elected if they had only received 1 vote each. And we still have the distinction of having the highest electric rates in the country, 36.7 cents per kilowatt hour as opposed to the national average of 13 cents PKH. The rates have actually gone up since last year. Where’s all the savings we’re supposed to get with our solar, hydro and waste burning systems? What are we going to do with thousands of solar panels and batteries when they eventually wear out in 25 years? Environmentally friendly? There’s an alternative available that could bring the cost of your electric bill down to 9 cents per kilowatt hour and provide reliable power under all conditions. If you have Amazon Prime, there’s a movie you should watch. It’s called PANDORA’S PROMISE and it could hold the key to our dilemma. Please take the time to watch it through to the end. The New York Times Andrew Revkin called it “Provacative and Important..Pandora’s Promise is essential viewing”. I promise it will enlighten you.