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MEDIA RELEASE As outlined in the 2013 State of the State address, Gov. Neil Abercrombie today signed Senate Bill 1087, which establishes a green infrastructure financing program for Hawaii. The Green Energy Market Securitization (GEMS) program is an innovative financing model that is designed to make clean energy improvements more affordable and accessible to underserved […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Gov. Neil Abercrombie and Secretary General Xu Hubin of the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signifying the partnership to start a clean energy investment and deployment program in Hawaii. The program will allow CCPIT to refer interested Chinese clean energy investors […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz and The Honorable Terry Yonkers, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Logistics signed a Memorandum of Understanding on June 7, 2012 in Washington, D.C. to develop alternative transportation fuel technologies for demonstration and evaluation at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam. The agreement calls for the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE More than $90 million in federal stimulus funds are working to create jobs and enhance and innovate Hawaii’s use of clean, renewable sources of energy, Sens. Daniel K. Inouye and Daniel K. Akaka have announced. The $90.2 million at work in Hawaii comes from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). Hawaii has […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) joined 16 of his Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Barack Obama this week urging the president to prioritize clean energy and climate legislation capable of creating new economic opportunities. “Passing climate legislation is not only critical for the environment, it will be a major job […]

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Solar water heaters will be required as the primary renewable energy source for new homes after January 1, 2010. State Senate Bill 644, Act 204, is another step in Hawaii’s Clean Energy Initiative to decrease Hawaii’s dependence on fossil fuel with renewable energy sources by 2030

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