Award-winning author and UCSB professor Leah Stokes explains why cleaning up the electricity sector (and advancing electrification) is so vital to preventing the worst effects of climate change.

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We discuss why public transportation is important to the local economy and to the quality of life and social justice on the Big Island. We describe the County of Hawai’i’s public transportation vision and how that vision is being implemented through a variety of new programs.

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An update on the latest hydrogen infrastructure, a new HNEI fueling station located at the Natural Energy Laboratory Hawai’i Authority (NELHA) on the island of Hawai’i. The new station has just come on line, and has just completed the first hydrogen fill of the first public transportation fuel cell electric bus in Hawai’i. What this means for the County of Hawai’i, the state of Hawai’i, its citizens, and the march towards a decarbonized public transportation system.

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HECO’s Customer-sited Energy Programs – Lani Shinsato is Hawaiian Electric’s Customer Energy Resources co-director and we discuss and answer questions about some of Hawaiian Electric’s innovative customer-sited energy programs — including Battery Bonus — and how these programs are helping Hawai’i achieve its decarbonization goals.

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The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) partners with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Project (ETIPP) to help remote, island, and islanded communities transform their energy systems and increase energy resilience.

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Energy Transitions Initiative – Mark Glick presents the information regarding cohort 2 of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Transitions Initiative Partnership Program (ETIPP) which provides technical assistance to remote and island communities to carry out energy transition projects.

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With the recently passed $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (aka, Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill), the Hawai’i Energy Policy Forum has been tracking the federal funding opportunities related to new energy, ports and waterways, resilience, and transportation programs to help support Hawai’i’s transition to a clean energy future.

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The Hawai’i Energy Policy Forum held the 2022 Legislative Briefing on Friday, January 28th. The theme for this year was “What are the biggest gaps in Hawai’i’s energy infrastructure and how can the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act begin to fill them?”. With the recently passed $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (aka, Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill), HEPF’s 2022 Legislative Briefing presented an expert view of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill with two sessions to address the most vulnerable aspects of Hawai‘i’s energy infrastructure.

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2022 Legislative Briefing Preview – The Hawai’i Energy Policy Forum (HEPF) plans to coordinate an open and frank dialogue and investigation on the most pressing gaps in Hawai’i’s energy transition and what policy interventions are needed to continue to drive and guide change.

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The Hawai’i Energy Policy Forum’s Future – As the Forum transitions to a new leadership team under HNEI, HEPF graduate assistant Megan Russell, describes the vision and plans for the Forum going forward from 2022 and beyond including broader membership, more outreach, and analytics-based.

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The News from Hawaiian Electric and HEPF – Shannon Tengonan of Hawaiian Electric helps us understand the companies 2030 carbon emissions reduction plan, how it will affect renewables in the company’s operating area, the bills consumers will have to pay, and sustainable energy going forward. Mark Glick of HNEI will help us understand the background and current revitalization of the Hawai’i Energy Policy Forum, its new outreach and analytics-based approach, and its plans for the future.

Continue Reading Hawai’i: State of Clean Energy Show – The News from Hawaiian Electric and HEPF

We’re pleased to inform you that the Hawai’i Energy Policy Forum (HEPF) has been reestablished in the fall of 2021 as a program of the Hawai’i Natural Energy Institute (HNEI). While the mission and vision remain the same, please check back for exciting updates on HEPF’s relaunch and upcoming events like the Legislative Briefing and Energy Day later in the year.

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