Quotes and Thoughts of the Week

"Hawai`i has a tremendous amount of renewable energy. It's substantial and that's thrilling for us."

- Pete Cooper, spokesman for Better Place Hawai`i. Better Place is the world's leading sustainability mobility operator. The company plans to begin permitting for the network within the next year and begin introducing vehicles within 18 months, with mass-market availability of electric cars in 2012. Hawai`i joins Israel, Denmark, Australia and California in its commitment to deploying the world's first electric car networks.

"Every dollar we spend is an investment in the visitor industry and brings us another step closer to our economic recovery."

- Governor Lingle, sharing her Administration's commitment to investing in infrastructure at Travel Weekly's Hawai`i Leadership Forum. Read more.