GOVERNOR'S LANA`I COMMUNITY ADVISORY COUNCIL CONTINUES DISCUSSION ON HAWAI`I CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVE
For Immediate Release: March 20, 2009
HONOLULU – The Governor’s Lāna‘i Community Advisory Council will meet on Tuesday, March 24, 2009, 5:00 p.m. at the Lāna‘i Senior Center, 309 Seventh Street, Lāna‘i City. The public is invited to attend. This month’s meeting will be a follow-up to the Council’s Feb. 24 meeting, which focused on the Lingle-Aiona Administration’s work to achieve energy independence through the Hawai‘i Clean Energy Initiative (HCEI). Ted Peck, energy administrator, Strategic Industries Division, and Joshua Strickler, facilitator of renewable energy projects, from the Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, both of whom spoke to the Council and the community last month about the HCEI, will discuss the recent agreement between Castle & Cooke, First Wind Hawai‘i, and Hawaiian Electric that could lead to large wind farms on Lana‘i and Moloka‘i providing clean energy to O‘ahu. The agreement is part of the HCEI, a partnership between the State of Hawai‘i and the U.S. Department of Energy that seeks to move Hawai‘i toward having 70 percent of its energy come from clean energy sources by 2030. Governor Linda Lingle created community advisory councils to give the neighbor islands a stronger voice in state government. The Lāna‘i Community Advisory Council holds monthly public meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month to seek community input and advise the Governor of important issues on Lāna‘i. The advisory council also recommends potential nominees from Lāna‘i to serve on state boards and commissions. The members of the Governor’s Lāna‘i Community Advisory Council are Christine Costales, Darlene Endrina, Michael Lopez, Matthew Mano and Douglas Rolefson. Anyone requiring special assistance or accommodations to participate at this meeting may call (808) 586-0034. For additional information on Neighbor Island Community Advisory Councils, including meeting minutes and agendas, visit the Governor’s Web site at www.hawaii.gov/gov. #### For more information, contact: Charen L. Ching Lenny Klompus Russell Pang Document Actions |
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