Cooperative Energy, Geothermal, and More. The host for this show is Ali Andrews. The guests are Richard Ha and Jay Fidell. Hawaiʻi Island energy guru Richard Ha, and ThinkTechʻs own Jay Fidell, join us to discuss energy projects past, present, and future on Big Island, and their implications for Energy Justice on the island. The […]
Community Benefits for Energy Projects (Energy Justice in Hawaii)
What Are They and How Are They Equitable. The host for this show is Ali Andrews. The guest is Layla Kilolu. What are community benefits packages and how are they reached? How do communities perceive them and how do developers reach them? We explore some case studies of community benefits packages. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist […]
Community Benefits for Solar in West Maui (Energy Justice in Hawaii)
A Communityʻs Journey to Secure Benefits. The host for this show is Ali Andrews. The guests are Lance D. Collins, Bianca Isaki and Ryan Hurley. The West Maui Preservation Association (WMPA), a community group, went through a series of hearings and negotiations with Innergex’s Kahana Solar, LLC, a solar developer proposing an 8 MW solar […]
Holistic Energy Project Evaluation (Energy Justice in Hawaii)
Beyond Lowest Cost: What Do we Value. The host for this show is Ali Andrews. The guests are Todd Yamashita and Sébastien Selarque. A team of graduate students at the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa collaborated with Hoʻāhu Energy Cooperative Molokai to draft a set of principles to evaluate energy project procurement call the Holistic Energy […]
Koʻolauloa Community Resilience Hub (Energy Justice in Hawaii)
Community-designed Energy Resiliency. The host for this show is Ali Andrews. The guest is Dotty Kelly-Paddock. We hear from community leader Dotty Kelly-Paddock about how the idea for an energy resilience hub in Hauʻula came about, how the community gives input on the design, and the project status going forward. The ThinkTech YouTube Playlist for […]
Is Hawaii Resilient to Extreme Weather (Energy Justice in Hawaii)
Frontline Communities Are Most Impacted. The hosts for this show are Ali Andrews and Jay Fidell. Recent extreme weather events such as the winter storm across Texas and the hurricane in New Orleans have shown us what happens when out energy infrastructure isnʻt resilient. These impacts can be felt harder in frontline communities that experience […]
Energy Justice Takes Root (Energy Justice in Hawaii)
Three Communities Speak Out. The host for this show is Ali Andrews. The guests are Todd Yamashita, Kapua Keliikoa-Kamai and Tevita Ka’ili. How community organizing shifts from opposing renewable energy projects that don’t match community values to building up projects that do match community values, focusing on the Hoahu community energy project and how other […]