Hawaii County gets honorable mention for wind farm project

The U.S. Conference of Mayors gave Hawaii County an honorable mention for climate protection for its Lalamilo wind farm project.

The wind farm started operating in September 2016 and generates 3.3 megawatts of electricity for a Department of Water Supply well.

The county received the honorable mention for the National Climate Protection Award along with Cleveland; Columbia, S.C.; and Cagus, Puerto Rico, in the large city category.

The category includes municipalities with more than 100,000 population. Long Beach, Calif., won first place.

The award was announced Friday during a conference in Miami.