NEWS

For Immediate Release: October 20, 2008 HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle today announced a comprehensive agreement to decisively move the state away from its dependence on fossil fuels for electricity and ground transportation. The historic accord – agreed to between the Lingle-Aiona Administration, including the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism and the State…

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For Immediate Release: September 19, 2008 HONOLULU–The Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI) at the University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology has been selected by the federal Department of Energy (DOE) to establish one of two National Marine Renewable Energy Research Centers. The DOE will provide a grant to HNEI of…

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For Immediate Release: September 11, 2008 HONOLULU—The Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) has been awarded a $500,000 federal Department of Energy (DOE) grant – that will be combined with more than $900,000 in private sector in-kind contributions and $350,000 that the state recently received for related studies – creating a fund of…

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For Immediate Release: July 1, 2008 HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle signed into law today three bills to increase renewable energy generation and reduce the state’s dependence on imported oil. Two of the bills will provide renewable energy project developers with much needed assistance with Hawaii’s complex permitting process. The third bill authorizes the Department…

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For Immediate Release: June 30, 2008 HONOLULU – Hawaii has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the National Governors Association (NGA) Center for Best Practices to support the State’s clean energy initiative. The funds will be used by the State to analyze the costs and benefits of electric vehicles as well as the infrastructure needed…

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For Immediate Release: June 26, 2008 HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle today signed into law a bill to increase the use of one of Hawaii’s most abundant renewable energy sources and reduce dependence on imported oil. With the Governor’s signature, Hawaii becomes the first state in the nation to require the installation of solar water…

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For Immediate Release: April 21, 2008 HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability Kevin Kolevar today announced the selection of a Hawaii project as part of a nationwide demonstration to modernize the country’s electricity grid system. The Department of Energy plans to invest…

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For Immediate Release: March 31, 2008 HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle today announced a collaborative public-private partnership to establish a wind technology program on Maui as part of the Administration’s ongoing efforts to increase Hawaii’s energy independence. The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), the nation’s primary laboratory for energy efficiency and…

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For Immediate Release: January 28, 2008 HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Assistant Secretary for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Alexander Karsner today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to establish the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative, a long-term partnership designed to accelerate the transformation of Hawaii into one of the…

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