Small plane makes emergency landing in South Dakota field ADVERTISING Small plane makes emergency landing in South Dakota field HURON, S.D. (AP) — A woman from Hawaii suffered a minor injury when the small plane she was in made an
Small plane makes emergency landing in South Dakota field
HURON, S.D. (AP) — A woman from Hawaii suffered a minor injury when the small plane she was in made an emergency landing in a field in eastern South Dakota.
Beadle County Sheriff Doug Solem said the plane piloted by Bruce Mayes, also of Hawaii, was forced to land about 7 p.m. Tuesday after having engine problems shortly after takeoff from Huron.
Solem says Mayes was not hurt but his wife suffered a cut to the head. Authorities did not release her name.
The couple was flying from Hawaii to Wisconsin and had stopped in Huron to refuel.
The Daily News and KOKK radio report that the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating.
Hawaiian Electric abandons plans for liquefied natural gas
HONOLULU (AP) — Hawaiian Electric is abandoning its plans to bring in liquefied natural gas to generate power.
The company withdrew its applications for approval of a power plant upgrade and a contract related to the plans.
Executives said Tuesday one condition of the contract with Fortis Hawaii Energy was approval of the merger with NextEra Energy. NextEra announced Monday it was no longer pursuing the merger after the state Public Utilities Commission rejected the merger.
Hawaiian Electric Vice President Ron Cox says the company is committed to transitioning to 100 percent renewable energy. He says they’ll do it in the most cost-effective way possible while ensuring reliable service.
Gov. David Ige has said he’s against using liquefied natural gas for power generation in Hawaii.
