夏威夷電力公司（HECO）計畫在夏威夷群島使用棕櫚油來生產電力燃料。夏威夷電力公司是美國供應石化柴油最大的公共事業部門，而在完成這項變革之後，其也可望成為美國供應生質柴油單一且最大的事業部門。
然而這項政策受到環保團體及夏威夷當地社群的反對，認為夏威夷電力公司對於永續發展的標準仍不足以保護東南亞森林的生存，反而明顯地是要擴大棕櫚樹的種植。他們擔心這將會破壞環境生態、土地權利並對森林和農村社區造成衝擊。
Hawaiian Electric Company, HECO, is proposing to use palm oil to fuel electricity generation in the Hawaiian islands. HECO is the biggest utility sector consumer of petroleum diesel in the country and the company says that when this transition is complete, it will be the largest single consumer of biodiesel in the United States.
The utility's policy is being challenged by environmental and Native Hawaiian groups, who say HECO's sustainability standards are not strong enough to protect Southeast Asian forests that are cleared to make way for palm oil plantations. They are concerned about environmental destruction, indigenous rights and impacts on forest and rural communities.
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