Hawaii Tour
Hydropower in Hawaii
Other plants supply power for their own operations and can also provide electricity to the electric utility. Show photos of the facility at Ho'owaiwai Farms. ( Stream above inlet , hydro inlet , tour , generator door , inside generator , hydro outlet , stream below outlet .) ... [Read More]
Geothermal Energy in Hawaii
Puna Geothermal Venture (PGV), a partnership comprised of OESI Power Corporation and Constellation Power Incorporated, was issued a permit to produce 30 megawatts of geothermal power in the Kapoho section of the Kilauea East Rift Zone (KERZ) in the Puna District of the Big Island. Under a Power Purchase Agreement with Hawaii Electric Light Company, PGV delivers an average of 25-30 megawatts of firm energy on a continuous basis, supplying approximately 20 percent of the total electricity needs of the Big Island. In helping meet the Big Island's growing demand for electrical energy, the company uses modern reinjection technology developed in its Mainland operations to dispose of spent gases and fluids from the generating process. Puna Geothermal Venture's Website: www.punageothermalventure.com (includes plant tour, brochure, diagram). ... [Read More]
Kahului Airport (OGG)
Kahului Airport is located on the northern edge of the land bridge between Haleakala and the West Maui Mountain Range on the island of Maui. The airport occupies 1,391 acres of land and is located three miles east of the town of Kahului. The airport has two intersecting runways and full of air carrier facilities for domestic overseas and interisland commercial service. Kahului Airport provides commuter/air taxi and general aviation operations, including helicopter operations in separate locations. Vehicular access to the passenger terminal, commuter/air taxi, cargo, scenic tour operators, general aviation facilities and airport support facilities is via a roadway network that connects to the Haleakala and/or Hana Highways. ... [Read More]
Representative Neil Abercrombie, Hawaii 1st Congressional District
Requested Tours Please select the tours your are interested in: (Check all that apply) ... Congressional tours are offered for the following buildings: ... Congressional Tour Form - UNIX ... [Read More]
State of Hawaii Overseas Representation
Arranged seminars, briefings and meetings between July 27-31, 1998 for Dr. David Bangert, Professor at the University of Hawaii's College of Business Administration's Advanced Management Program, July, 1998. Managed the State of Hawaii Booth at the American Education Fall Fair in Taipei, October, 1998. Other participants included University of Hawaii-Manoa, Hawaii Pacific University (HPU), Hawaii Business College and TransPacific Hawaii College (formerly Kansai Gaidai Hawaii College). Managed the State of Hawaii Booth at the American Education Spring Fair in Taipei and Kaohsiung, March, 1999. Arranged a tour of selected vocational schools for Ms. Mimi Yen, Coordinator and Counselor, International Student Affairs Program, Kapiolani Community College, University of Hawaii, October, 1999. Arranged a tour of selected manufacturing corporations for Dr. Beng Poh Yoshikawa, Professor and Director of International Affairs and Programs, Honolulu Community College, University of Hawaii, Octo ... [Read More]
State of Hawaii Overseas Representation
Initiated a packaged press tour for Dr. Eunice Wang and Mr. Fucius Wang to inform them of recent business developments in Hawaii. Articles appeared in The Commercial Times, Business Weekly, Central News Agency and Feeboo NewsNet, with a special 4-page issue on Hawaii's business investment environment in Chinese and English. Worked with the Scholar Satellite Television - Business Network to produce a two-hour-long "Worldnet Business - Hawaii" series, which detailed business development activities in different parts of Hawaii. This series also used Hawaii companies Pacific Marine, Hawaiian Spring Natural Water, Crowne Vista, and Kaumana Iki for background supporting footage. Worked with Super Television/Super Communication Inc., through the "Great Ideas Just-In-China Concept Advertising" Company to produce three TV interviews which covered Hawaii's overall business investment environment; the advantages of Hawaii's EB-5 immigrant-investment program; and how to make sound business i ... [Read More]
Hawaii solar photovoltaic energy (PV)
PV-powered vehicles were designed, built and operated by students at Naalehu Intermediate School on the Island of Hawaii, Roosevelt High School on Oahu, and Maui High School. The three vehicles were entered in the Kaahele La (Tour of the Sun) Interscholastic Photovoltaic-Powered Vehicle Competition sponsored in 1988-89 by DBEDT and the state Department of Education (DOE). The Naalehu entry won the local competition and was exhibited at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in 1989 as part of the Energy Program Managers' National Conference. The Kaahele La program was voted the Best Energy Education Promotion program in the nation at the Conference. This project was the first of its kind in the United States at the intermediate/high school level. ... [Read More]
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