Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority

Did you know November 30th is National Small Business Saturday? HGIA will be joining the campaign to champion small businesses as a resource table at Small Business Saturday Wai’anae, thus Saturday from 9 AM to 2 PM at Wai’anae Neighborhood Place, 85-888 Farrington Highway, Waianae, HI 96792. Small Business Saturday Wai’anae is an opportunity to support Native Hawaiian and Wai’anae-based businesses during national Small Business Saturday. This inaugural event presented by the Pakini Loan Fund with support from Waianae Economic Development Council will bring two needed pieces to the heart of Wai’anae - a mākeke to promote Native Hawaiian and Wai’anae-based businesses and the small business resources that support them!

HGIA is excited to be joining the Climate Future Forum and Hawaiʻi State Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission (CCMAC) as a booth at the 2024 Climate Future Forum and Youth Climate Summit tomorrow, Saturday, November 16, 2024 at the Hawai’i State Capitol from 12 PM - 2:30 PM! The mission of the Climate Future Forum (8:30am-Noon) is to inspire youth to be active and engaged participants in the 2025 legislative session on climate policy and legislation. The event will bring together youth (ages 14-26), educators, policymakers, and supportive organizations to evaluate and discuss climate action priorities and provide tangible steps to empower youth and give them agency in policy. Our hope is for youth to forge relationships with policymakers so that they can continue to work together throughout the 2025 legislative session at the county, state, and national levels. The Youth Climate Summit (open to all ages of youth and their families) is to immediately follow at noon. The mission of the Youth Climate Summit is to connect interested youth of all ages with various organizations who work in the sustainability and/or climate change sectors. The whole family is welcome to participate and learn about how Hawai'i's youth can become leaders in the climate space. There will be interactive booths, prizes, and more! There will also be a Food Drive with Hawaii Food Bank, so please bring items to donate if you can/wish.

HGIA is proud to report that the State of Hawaiʻi is joining the Next Generation Budgets project with Climate Group, the North Rhine-Westphalia Ministry of Economic Affairs, Industry, Climate Action and Energy, and other regional governments. This project will provide Hawaiʻi and other #Under2Coalition regional governments with: ⭕ Technical training on green budgeting tools and techniques   ⭕ A community of practice on unlocking climate finance Next Generation Budgets training will help support ongoing efforts by state partners such as the Office of Governor Josh Green, and the Hawaiʻi State Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Commission (CCMAC) for a sustainable future. To learn more, please read this article: https://lnkd.in/dStUYU8v

Develop your portfolio of tax credits and cut down retrofitting costs. Find out how much you can save through the #InflationReductionAct at resilientoahu.org/ira. In addition to available federal tax credits, there are also numerous Hawaiʻi programs that provide financing options for housing, such as Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority's C-PACER and Solar For All programs and Hawaii State Energy Office's HOMES and HEAR rebate programs.

Mahalo nui to C-PACE Alliance for your pivotal work on these bills! Looking forward to working towards a sustainable, vibrant future for condominium owners, associations, and residents across Hawaiʻi!

Some snapshots of this week's 100% Renewable Energy Fellowship with Blue Planet Alliance co-hosted and supported by our team at Mana Pacific. Joined by 10 islands, #PNG, #Fiji, #Vanuatu, #SolomonIslands, #Bermuda, #Dominica, #Grenada, #Jamaica, #PuertoRico, and #Seychelles, we are providing pathways to deploy tangible solutions and assist every attendee with achieving their #renewableenergy goals. This week included, and was not limited to: modeling software workshops utilizing Xendee provided by ASU Laboratory for Energy And Power Solutions (LEAPS), resources for creative financing solutions from the private and public sector including examples from Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority, access to grid stabilizing technologies, and short-term and long-term action items for each community member, legislator, utility, and regulator present. Thanks and shoutout to Francois Rogers for another fantastic fellowship week! #renewablenergy #solar #batterystorage #gridforming #energytransition #energyindependence #renewables #pacific #caribbean

The latest Climate Conversation episode dives into the work Hawaii’s green bank, the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority (HGIA), is doing to make clean energy accessible to low- and moderate-income households. In this clip Gwen Yamamoto Lau, the executive director of HGIA, discusses the unique climate and energy infrastructure challenges that Hawaii faces. Listen to the full episode here: https://ow.ly/EFZf50Reu1A #podcast #hawaii #greenbanks #climatechange #environmentaljustice

The Biden-Harris Administration marked Earth Day with the announcement of $7 billion in grants for 60 awardees to deliver residential solar through the Solar For All competition, which is funded by the president's Investing in America agenda through the Inflation Reduction Act. EESI is very proud to have worked with several of the selected awardees over the years, and we'd like to extend a heartfelt congratulations to our friends and partners: ☀ Clean Energy Fund of Texas, Inc ☀ GRID Alternatives ☀ Growth Opportunity Partners, Inc. ☀ Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority ☀ Indiana Solar For All Coalition ☀ Maryland Clean Energy Center ☀ SELF (Solar and Energy Loan Fund) ☀ U.S. Virgin Islands Energy Office With the new EPA funding, these groups and the other selectees will help deliver solar power to more than 900,000 disadvantaged households across the country. Tap the link to learn more about today's announcement: https://ow.ly/xjjy50RlGTx #Solar #SolarPower #RenewableEnergy #EnvironmentalJustice #Justice40

Hawai‘i has a bright future ahead for affordable renewable energy! HGIA is proud to be receiving $62.45 million through the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Solar for All program! This is a game-changing investment in residential solar for our low-income families. It will: -Lower energy costs -Improve health -Boost resilience -Create high-quality jobs #EarthDay #SolarForAll

The Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority (HGIA) is proud to announce that it is one of six green banks across the United States selected to join the Equitable Clean Water Infrastructure program, which provides technical assistance to build a pipeline of clean water infrastructure projects to directly and equitably benefit disadvantaged communities. This program is made possible through a joint collaboration between the Coalition for Green Capital, PRE Collective, and Quantified Ventures, with funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. HGIA will collaborate with communities, non-profits, financial institutions, and other partners to design programs to address some of our state’s most pressing water quality issues. These include cesspool conversions, to further our state’s goal of total cesspool conversion by 2050, energy-neutral on-site water reuse facilities, on-farm water efficiency measures, and water conservation measures that reduce residents’ energy burden. Hawai’i faces unique challenges in constructing water infrastructure given its remote location, geography, and prevalence of tourism. HGIA is excited to continue co-designing innovative financial programs that are sustainable, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, cut down on pollutants, and embody the philosophy of “ola i ka wai”—water is life.