Interisland Wind's recipe for renewable energy is simple — wind farms to harness power, an undersea cable to channel it and grid updates to accommodate it. But pulling off Hawaii's most ambitious renewable energy initiative won't be a picnic.

Complex project using wind turbines on Lanai and Molokai to power Oahu has four key components, each responsible for its own studies, permits and approvals. Interisland Wind, Hawaii's most ambitious renewable energy initiative, illustrates the challenges of making shift from an oil-dependent society to one based on renewable energy.

Unmet legal needs and what to do about them a troubling issue. Serving “the least, the lost, and the left out” a noble cause, Circuit Court Judge Michael Town tells UH legal conference.