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HAWAII LEEWARD PLANNING CONFERENCE

For further information
contact HLPC:
hlpc@hawaiiantel.net
or (808) 885-9588

Conference Planning Committee:

Jacqui L. Hoover
John B. Ray
Rory Flynn
Peter Simmons
Jose Dizon
Najha Ray

PRESS RELEASES

WEST HAWAII TODAY, November 21, 2008: Keynote speaker discusses Hawaii's energy future

WAIMEA, October 1, 2008 - “It has been a year of shocks and surprises. First, an oil spike with tremendous ramifications for Hawaii, and now a major crisis in our financial markets,” said Les Goya, chairman of the Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference...

WAIMEA, August 18, 2008 - As part of its commitment to public outreach, education, and long-range vision and planning, Hawaii Leeward Planning Conference (HLPC) is pleased to announce...

Fortune Magazine Profile of Peak Oil Expert Matthew Simmons
Power Play: The DARPA Model and U.S. Energy Policy - by William Bonvillian

Honolulu Magazine - Calendar

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.




	LANIHAU PROPERTIES LLC

THE CHALLENGE ... BY THE NUMBERS
“If Matt Simmons is right, the recent drop in crude prices is an illusion - and oil could be headed for the stratosphere. He's just hoping we can prevent civilization from imploding. “ -Brian O'Keefe, Senior Editor FORTUNE Magazine
21,000,000 .. barrels of oil consumed in the USA every day
10,000 ... Number of gallons of oil consumed in the USA every second of every minute
1 … Rank of China among the hottest markets for Rolls Royce
1000 … number of additional cars on Beijing streets every day
2025 …Year in which China is projected to have more cars than the U.S. does now
99% .. Percent of transportation fuels in Hawaii produced from petroleum
77% .. Percent of the state’s electricity produced from petroleum fuel
1/3rd of Hawaii’s oil imports are used to generate electricity.
2/3rd’s of oil imports are used for motor fuels and aviation fuel.
*"The economic security and stability of the State of Hawaii continue to remain extremely vulnerable to threats due to Hawaii’s over dependence on imported* *oil … Experts believe that the cost of petroleum has reached a new plateau and will stay high.”* -State of Hawaii Energy Resources Coordinator Annual Report (January, 2008)