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HAWAII LEEWARD PLANNING CONFERENCE
presents
Hawaii Energy Challenge 2008
NOVEMBER 20 - 21, 2008
Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference (HLPC) hosted theHawaii Energy Challenge 2008 (HEC08) on November 20th and 21st at the Fairmont Orchid Hawaii on the Big Island’s Kohala Coast.
HEC08 assembled keen minds to realistically assess the rising cost of imported oil, its import for key sectors of Hawaii’s economy and impact on island lifestyles, and a range of forward-thinking, dynamic opportunities to develop sustainable energy and liquid fuels.
Keynote Speaker: Matthew Simmons, founder and chairman of Simmons & Co. International an independent investment bank specializing in the entire spectrum of the energy industry and author of Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy.
Conference Facilitator: Peter S. Adler, Ph.D, The Keystone Center
Featured Speakers and Contributors:
Terry Surles, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute/PICHTR
Maurice Kaya, Strategic Energy Consulting
William (Bill) Parks, Deputy Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Energy Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability
Ted Liu, Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism and Hawaii State Energy Program (Contributor)
Dinner Speaker: William B. Bonvillian, Director of MIT's Washington, D.C. Office
Confirmed Panelists:
PANEL 1: Food & Water Security, Ocean Freight, Social Services, Business & Unions
Steve Bowles, Waimea Water Services
Richard Ha, Hamakua Springs Country Farms
Tony Hanley, Matson Navigation
Dr. Nani Lee, Hawaii Island Food Basket
Randy Perreira, Hawaii Government Employees Association
Barry Taniguchi, KTA Superstores
Derek Kurisu, KTA Superstores
PANEL 2: Military, Tourism, Air Travel
Steve Troute, Operations Officer, Pohakuloa Training Area, U.S. Army
Captain Ken Rewick , Hawaiian Airlines
Carilyn Shon, DBEDT Strategic Industries
George Applegate, Big Island Visitor's Bureau
PANEL 3: Land Use, Natural Resources, Transportation
Mawae Morton, Kamehameha Schools
Joel Matsunaga, Hawaii BioEnergy
Mark Fox, The Nature Conservancy
Brennon Morioka, Hawaii State Dept of Transportation
PANEL 4: Utilities, Refineries
Robbie Alm, HECO
Jay Ignacio, HELCO
Dr. Fereidum Fesharaki, East West Center, FACTS Global Energy
Al Chee, Chevron Hawaii
Technology - Workforce: Lisa Gibson, Hawaii Science & Technology Council
Economics - Futurist: Makena Coffman, Ph.D., UH Manoa Dept. Of Urban & Regional Planning / Kanu Hawaii
MAHALO TO OUR SPONSORS
HLPC is pleased to announce that HEC08 co-sponsors included SunFuels Hawaii, Kamehameha Schools, Palamanui, PBR Hawaii, Big Island Toyota, Queen Emma Land Company, Waimea Water Services, Lanihau Properties LLC, Kamehameha Investment Corporation, Ashford & Wriston, Sutton Construction, The Queen Lili'uokalani Trust , W.H. Shipman, Ltd., HELCO and HECO.
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