Hawaiian Electric Co. is offering its data on wind conditions and bird activities in the Kahuku area of Oahu to anyone who wants to go into the wind-energy business.

The utility spent millions to develop a wind farm near Kahuku in the 1980s, but pulled the plug after a series of technological and logistical problems made the project untenable.

Some entrepreneurs have expressed interest in using new technology to revive interest in an Oahu wind farm, but so far there are no plans in place and HECO has said it's unlikely to restart the Kahuku project.

Karl Stahlkopf, senior vice president of energy solutions and chief technology officer for HECO, said the company is offering the data for free to encourage the production of more renewable energy in Hawaii. HECO is a subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries (NYSE: HE).

The package includes wind data collected at various Kahuku sites in the 1980s and 2007 as well as an avian radar study. Additional wind data will be available in spring 2008.