Week Puts Focus on Solar Power in Hawai`i
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Lt. Governor Aiona last week highlighted the latest steps in the Administration's aggressive efforts to realize a clean-energy future.
Lt. Governor presents proclamation at ceremony attended by representatives of utility companies, the Hawai`i State Legislature and the renewable energy industry.
As part of the effort, the Lt. Governor announced that the Administration has proclaimed June 21 the official start of “Solar Water Heating Week” in Hawai‘i, where solar panels will become more common in homes starting in 2010.
The proclamation was signed June 15 at the State Capitol during a ceremony attended by government leaders, representatives of utility companies and the renewable energy industry.
“Our hope is to build energetic support for Hawai‘i’s drive toward clean energy,” Lt. Governor Aiona said. “The bright future of our energy security is tied to our aggressive pursuit of alternative energy sources, such as solar power.”
The awareness effort follows recent legislation that made Hawai‘i the first state to require solar water heaters in new homes. The law prohibits issuing building permits for single-family homes that do not have solar water heaters.
The initiative is, in part, a response to figures that show Hawai‘i as the most oil-dependent state in the nation, relying on foreign oil for 90 percent of the State’s energy needs.
To reverse the trend, the Administration worked closely with the U.S. Department of Energy to launch the Hawai‘i Clean Energy Initiative in January 2008 with a goal of cutting the State’s dependence on oil to 30 percent or less by 2030.
The proclamation was signed June 15 at the State Capitol during a ceremony attended by government leaders, representatives of utility companies and the renewable energy industry.
“Our hope is to build energetic support for Hawai‘i’s drive toward clean energy,” Lt. Governor Aiona said. “The bright future of our energy security is tied to our aggressive pursuit of alternative energy sources, such as solar power.”
The awareness effort follows recent legislation that made Hawai‘i the first state to require solar water heaters in new homes. The law prohibits issuing building permits for single-family homes that do not have solar water heaters.
The initiative is, in part, a response to figures that show Hawai‘i as the most oil-dependent state in the nation, relying on foreign oil for 90 percent of the State’s energy needs.
To reverse the trend, the Administration worked closely with the U.S. Department of Energy to launch the Hawai‘i Clean Energy Initiative in January 2008 with a goal of cutting the State’s dependence on oil to 30 percent or less by 2030.
