Energy

Through years of innovation, wave power is taking shape in Hawaiʻi's open water. Patrick Cross, the University of Hawaiʻi's ocean energy program manager, has been working for the last decade or so to develop this renewable energy source.

Technology consultant Matt Jachowski breaks down how Native Hawaiians are getting priced out of paradise; Patrick Cross with the Hawaiʻi Natural Energy Institute on the prospect of harnessing wave energy to produce power for the military

The Conversation recently toured the newest wind turbines in Kahuku on Oʻahu, AES Hawaiʻi's Nā Pua Makani project. It sports a new system designed to deter bats from the area.

Nurse-patient ratios are proving to be a major sticking point in the ongoing labor dispute between local nurses and health care facilities; Does Honolulu need more e-bike regulations?

The report defines superusers as the 10% of drivers in the U.S. who use the most gasoline. In Hawaiʻi, about 65,000 drivers are considered superusers. The organizations behind the report suggest more targeted incentives for superusers to switch to electric vehicles. HPR's Mark Ladao has more.

It's been two years since Hawaiʻi's last coal plant shut down, marking the end of a 30-year relationship with coal. But what happened to that big facility in Kapolei? HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote called up the energy company AES to find out.

Hawaiʻi's chief economist shares the stories behind the numbers of 60 years of state economic data; A local physical therapist has tips on how to eliminate lower back pain

Life of the Land has intervened in Hawaiʻi Gas' rate case before the Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission. Henry Curtis, head of Life of the Land, said he intends to use the public forum to file information requests with the gas company about their lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions over the last decade.

Electric vehicles have grown in popularity in Hawaiʻi. That’s true for EVs that run completely on batteries, as well as hybrid models. But for a couple of the biggest automakers in Asia, those hybrid models are a growing focus. HPR’s Bill Dorman has more in today’s Asia Minute.

Hawaiʻi's two big electricity providers have filed plans with the Public Utilities Commission about what they are doing to prepare for natural disasters.