Energy Supports Community Lifelines. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Ken Aramaki. The discussion introduces the Hawaiian Electric Community Oahu Renewable Energy Zones planning process and its Community Engagement Plan for Oahu; what it is, and why it is needed to meet the State’s energy goals. Hawaii Electric will soon […]
Water’s Role in Energy Systems (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Energy, Water, and Civilization. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Toby Kinkaid. Energy is fundamental to everything we do in our modern world. Water affects every aspect of life in our country. Surprisingly 44% of all water used in America is used for one thing – cooling down thermal power […]
Electrifying Agriculture (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Electric Tractors Are ‘Electrifying’. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Dave Donald. Introduction to the use of electric tractors to electrify agriculture in Hawaii. Tractors are essential to the productivity of farming. Starting with horses and then evolving to fossil fueled tractors, electric tractors are going to be the future […]
Energy System Value Propositions (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Cost and Efficiency Vs Value. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Toby Kinkaid. Are we using the right metrics when evaluating energy system value? This discussion covers a different way of looking at the value of an energy system. It may be better to evaluate the overall value proposition of […]
Rebuilding our Coral Reefs (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Reefs Feed Generations Forever. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Bill Coney. The Legacy Reef Foundation is employing novel technologies to rebuild our damaged coral reefs. Our guest Bill Coney, the cofounder of the Legacy Reef Foundation, explains why reefs are so important to mankind, the status of their health, […]
Spaceship Earth: we Have a Problem Part III (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
We Have a Wastewater Treatment Solution. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Dennis Furukawa. This is the 3rd episode in a series of discussions about the “Perfect Storm” of climate change, and over-reach caused by population and consumption rate of growth. The first episode defined the problem: the challenge of […]
This is Spaceship Earth – we Have a Problem Part II (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
We Have Solutions. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guests are Peter Sternlicht and Noel Morin. This is the 2nd episode in a series of discussions about the “Perfect Storm” of a) climate change, b) over-reach caused by population and consumption rate of growth, and c) resource depletion at a time when […]
This is Spaceship Earth – we Have a Problem (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
We Need a Plan. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Peter Sternlicht. This is the first in a series of discussions about the “Perfect Storm” of climate change, over-reach caused by population and consumption rate of growth and resource depletion at a time when we need more “STUFF” than ever. […]
Designing a Road-User Funding System (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Roads Are NOT Free – Everyone Needs to Pay. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is Dallas Ige. In the US, the fuel tax is the primary source of transportation funding used to build and maintain our roadways. However, it will no longer be a reliable source of funding as it […]
Public Transportation on the Big Island (Hawaii: State Of Clean Energy)
Why it is Important. The host for this show is Mitch Ewan. The guest is John Andoh. Why should we invest in public transportation? We discuss why public transportation is important to the local economy and to the quality of life and social justice on the Big Island. We describe the County of Hawaii’s pubic […]