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Maui currently doesn’t have a gasification facility, and there’s a reason — the island doesn’t have the demand or the extensive pipeline system to support it. But the project developer thinks natural gas will catch on once it is built.

After a downed power line caused the devastating August 2023 wildfire, there was public outcry to bury all lines in Lahaina. But Hawaiian Electric says they can’t do that without delaying the rebuild.

The 2023 Environmental Legislative Caucus package includes bills to establish green fees, create a tax credit for cesspool conversion and implement a soil health initiative.

State lawmakers will hold an informational briefing next week to hear from the Hawaiʻi Energy program about their progress on energy efficiency measures in the state to achieve the Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard of 4,300 gigawatt hours by 2030.

Energy professionals from all types of businesses will benefit from the opportunity to attend a five-day certified energy manager certification program being given by the Association of Energy Engineers on Maui from October 1-5.

The Hawaii Renewable Energy Development Venture is seeking input from entrepreneurs, investors, and energy companies on development of its new energy accelerator program.

Today, The Gas Company dedicated the expansion of its Maui facility with a blessing and the presentation of $5,000 donation to Hale Makua Health Services.

Staff from the Hawaii Technology Development Venture (HREDB) will present the Strategic Proposal Development workshop, a one-day program for energy companies on Maui on Tuesday, March 27.

Ben Sullivan, the Kauai County Energy Coordinator, will speak on Feb 16 at a presentation luncheon sponsored by the County of Maui and the Sustainable Living Institute of Maui.

The newly-formed Maui chapter of Women in Renewable Energy (WiRE) will be hold its inaugural meeting on the UH Maui College campus next month.

The Department of Energy has awarded nearly $300,000 to University of Hawaiʻi Maui College to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) in Hawaii.

An honors graduate of the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii, Nathan Nelson, Esq. will replace George Aoki as vice president, general counsel and secretary at the Gas Company (TGC).

At the First Hawaiian Bank International Auto Show Friday, the Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism’s State Energy Office announced the awarding of $2.6 million in federal stimulus funds to six organizations that will accelerate Hawaii’s adoption of electric vehicles (EV).

Wind and solar farms on Molokai and Lanai could supply up to 25% of Oahu’s electricity, according a study released yesterday by the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute (HNEI).

The IBM Corporation recently awarded Professor Debasis Bhattacharya, J.D., DBA, University of Hawaii Maui College (UHMC), $10,000 for his development of a program that creates a living laboratory on energy sustainability.

Constance H. Lau, president & CEO of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. and chairman of American Savings Bank, has been appointed to the newly-formed Twelfth District Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council (CDIAC).

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) announced today the reopening of the public comment period for the draft Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) and Environmental Assessment (EA) submitted by Kaheawa Wind Power II, LLC for public review.

Today, Nissan North America Inc. (NNA) brought the first Nissan LEAF electric car to Hawaii, paving the way for its introduction on Maui, Kauai, and the Big Island soon.

The Department of Energy and DBEDT will host three public meetings in Maui County to receive comments on the scope of the Hawai‘i Interisland Renewable Energy Program (HIREP): Wind EIS.

Residential customers at Maui Electric Company (MECO) will be rewarded for energy conservation through a new tiered rate structure approved recently by the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC).