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For Immediate Release: December 10, 2010 HONOLULU–Hotels and other hospitality industry facilities can now become official ENERGY STAR-labeled buildings with the help of a new program offered by the Energy Office of the State Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism (DBEDT). Buildings achieving an ENERGY STAR label are in the top 25 percent nationwide…

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For Immediate Release: December 8, 2010 HONOLULU–The State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT) Energy Office has filed state and federal notices of intent to prepare a programmatic environmental impact statement (PEIS) for the Hawaii Interisland Renewable Energy Program (HIREP). The PEIS will examine the program-level impacts of the development of up to…

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For Immediate Release: December 2, 2010 HONOLULU – The State of Hawaii’s Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) will install over 1,000 solar photovoltaic (PV) panels on the Kalanimoku Building in the downtown Honolulu Capital District as part of the State’s ongoing efforts to lead by example in reducing Hawaii’s dependence on imported oil.…

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For Immediate Release: June 17, 2010 HONOLULU – A United States-Japan national agreement on clean energy development was signed today in Tokyo among the U.S. Department of Energy, Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the State of Hawaii and the Prefecture of Okinawa. This national agreement features the Hawaii-Okinawa Partnership on Clean and Efficient…

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For Immediate Release: February 11, 2010 HONOLULU—In support of the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative’s (HCEI) energy efficiency goals, the State of Hawaii is providing technical assistance to hotels statewide to enhance energy efficiency in the state’s tourism industry by attaining or renewing an ENERGY STAR building label. To provide these businesses with the technical support…

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For Immediate Release: February 4, 2010 HONOLULU – Hawaii has been selected to participate in the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices’ Policy Academy on State Building Efficiency Retrofit Programs for the second straight year. Hawaii is one of only six states selected by the NGA to participate in this competitive building retrofit…

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For Immediate Release: January 27, 2010 HONOLULU — The Lingle-Aiona administration today reaffirmed its vision and commitment to a clean energy-driven Hawaii economy at an event marking the second anniversary of the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI). Two years ago, on January 28, 2008, Governor Linda Lingle announced the unprecedented HCEI partnership between the State…

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For Immediate Release: December 8, 2009 HONOLULU – The State of Hawaii today announced the completion of the Interisland Cable Project Ocean Floor Survey. Conducted by the University of Hawaii – Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), the survey indicates that placement of undersea electrical transmission cables is physically possible between…

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For Immediate Release: November 19, 2009 HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle has released $3,060,430 for energy efficiency and air conditioning improvements at state health centers and other Department of Health facilities statewide. The six projects that will be funded include: Diamond Head Health Center – $1,098,000 will be used to continue air conditioning improvements at…

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For Immediate Release: November 17, 2009 HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle has released $1 million that will enable the Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) to implement energy and water efficiency and conservation improvements at state parks. As part of DLNR’s ongoing efforts to upgrade and modernize state parks and other outdoor recreational facilities…

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For Immediate Release: October 29, 2009 HONOLULU – The State of Hawaii today issued a request for proposal (RFP) from companies and other interested organizations to conduct an environmental impact statement (EIS) for an undersea power cable connecting the islands of Lanai, Molokai, Oahu, and Maui. The undersea cable, which would connect the islands into…

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For Immediate Release: October 29, 2009 HONOLULU—Governor Lingle announced today that the Department of Business Economic Development and Tourism (DBEDT), Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) and Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) will conduct energy efficiency and renewable projects funded by more than $6 million in Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG)…

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