Energy

The Hawaiʻi Green Infrastructure Authority is working with the attorney general’s office to reinstate federal funding for the Solar for All Program that provided solar energy access for low-income families.

Some Molokaʻi families living off the electric grid are getting a major upgrade through a local program. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has the story.

Mafalda de Freitas, megaplastics program director at the Center for Marine Debris Research at Hawaiʻi Pacific University, talks about Hawaiʻi's only marine debris recycling center; Donor Mariel Tadena, stem cell recipient Nicole Fabela, and Erika Sevilla, spokesperson for the National Marrow Donor Program, share their stem cell story

The Honolulu Resilience Office is looking for public comments on its climate action plan. HPR’s Savannah Harriman-Pote shares some highlights.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Transportation is finalizing a climate roadmap to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Electrifying vehicles is a key strategy.

Shifts in federal policy towards clean energy are expected to raise electricity bills. A new initiative from the Hawaiian Council is designed to help residents reduce energy costs in their homes. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote speaks to the program's lead.

The state consumer advocate is asking for HECO to produce a timeline on how it will address issues raised by an expert analysis. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote reports.

Maya Hara, Executive Director of the Lahaina Jodo Mission, shares how she and her fellow congregants are honoring those who lost their lives in the Lahaina fire; California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild discusses the rollback of federal programs to support renewable energy

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is planning to end a major source of funding for state-level solar programs, which could jeopardize several community solar projects in Hawaiʻi.

Leadership with the Hawaiʻi Visitors & Convention Bureau discuss efforts to boost Maui's tourism economy; Kumu Paul Neves walks 300 miles across Hawaiʻi Island in support of caretakers