Overview
Themed "Maui's Energy Future - From Concept to Reality", the 2009 Maui County Energy Expo was held September 10 - 11 in South Maui.  The expo was presented by the  in partnership with the Maui Economic Development Board.

Presentations

• Pre-Conference Workshop: Landfill Methane Outreach Program
  • Introduction and Overview
  • Landfill Gas Energy Project Types
  • Financing and Developing LFGE Projects
  • GHG Considerations
  • LFGE Project Development Discussion
    
• Opening Remarks
• Keynote Address
  • Hawaii at the Crossroads - The Path to Sustainability (Henk Rogers, Hawaii entrepreneur and philanthropist, founder of Blue Planet Foundation)
• Models of Reality:  Progress Report (Moderator - Dr. Clyde Sakamoto, Chancellor, Maui Community College)
  
  • Government - Mayor Charmaine Tavares and James E. Francfort, Idaho National Laboratories
  • Nonprofit Organization - Jeanne Skog, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.
  • Renewable Energy Development  - Chris Lovvorn, "La Ola - Lana'i's Solar Farm" - Video
  • Hotel and Tourism - Robert Hoonan, Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa
  • Small Business - Kimberly Svetin, Moloka'i Drugs and Kamo'i Snack-N-Go
  • Residential - Warren Shibuya, Kula, Maui, Home Owner   
• Recognition of Working Groups (Mayor Charmaine Tavares)
  
  • Maui County Energy Alliance Reports
    • Overview-Dr. Victor Reyes, Energy Commissioner, County of Maui
  • Working Group One: Renewable Resource Development 
  • Lee Jakeway, Director of Energy Development, Hawaiian Commercial & Sugar Co.
  • Working Group Two: Green Workforce Development 
  • Alex de Roode, Executive Director, Sustainable Living Institute of Maui
  • Working Group Three: Energy and Transportation Infrastructure
    • Wayne Axelson, Owner, TruTech Systems
  • Working Group Four: Energy Efficiency and Conservation
    • Robert Hoonan, Director of Facilities Management, Grand Wailea Resort Hotel & Spa
  • Working Group Five: Greenhouse Gases and Carbon Emissions
    • Milton Arakawa, Director, Department of Public Works, County of Maui
• Question and Answer Session with Chairs and Vice-Chairs of Working Groups
  • Moderators - William Parks, Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, U.S. Department of Energy; and Jeanne Skog, President & CEO, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc.
• Closing Remarks and Commitment Banner Signing
• SPECIAL PRESENTATION
  • Introductory Remarks - Theodore Peck, State Energy Administrator, Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
  • Inside the Seabury Hall Energy Systems Program
    • Martin Emde, Math/Science Teacher and Engineering Program Director, Seabury Hall
• Key Considerations in Maui's Next Steps: Regulatory Opportunities and Challenges in Achieving Hawaii's Full Clean Energy Potential
  • Moderator - Maurice Kaya, Technical Director, Hawaii Renewable Energy Development Venture  
  • Meeting Hawaii's Clean Energy Goal - Making it Work
    • Carlito Caliboso, Chairman, Hawaii Public Utilities Commission
  • The Legislature as a Partner in Ensuring Hawaii's Energy Security
    • Rep. Hermina Morita, Chair, Hawaii House Committee on Energy and Environmental Protection
  • The Challenges in Moving Hawaii to Renewable Generation
    • Carl Freedman, Utility Regulation and Planning Consultant, Haiku Design and Analysis
• Key Considerations in Maui's Next Steps: Energy Efficiency & Conservation
  • Moderator - Jonathan Starr, Member, Maui Planning Commission 
  • The Other Side of Hawaii's Energy Equation - Sustaining Energy Efficiency and Demand-Side Management as Key to Achieving Our Energy Target
    • Michael Chang, Deputy Program Manager, Hawaii Energy Efficiency Program
  • Balancing Technology and Economics - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Consideration
    • Paul Norton, Senior Project Leader, Building Technologies Program, National Renewable Energy Lab
  • Energy and Cost Saving Through Advanced Building Energy Codes
    • Howard Wiig, Institutional Energy Analyst, Hawaii State Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism
• Key Considerations in Maui's Next Steps: Energy Storage Systems & Integration 
  • Moderator - Dr. Terrence Surles, Program Leader, Technology Integration and Policy Analysis, Hawaii Natural Energy Institute
  • Preparing Maui County's Electric Grid and Energy Infrastructure for Renewable Energy Integration
    • Edward Reinhardt, President, Maui Electric Company, Ltd.
  • Appropriate Energy Storage Technologies for Hawaii Renewable Energy Strategy
    • Abbas Akhil, Energy Infrastructure and Distributed Energy Generation, Sandia National Laboratories
  • Cost and Challenges of an Integrated Hawaii Electric Grid
    • Deven Manz, Energy Systems Engineer, General Electric
• Maui County's Youth: Our Link to the Future
  • The Honorable Mayor Charmaine Tavares
• Declaration and Closing