Creating a Sustainable Hawaii 2024

As an island community, Hawaii’s prosperity depends on sustainable systems in which people and nature live in balance. Learn about efforts to increase food production at an ancient fishing pond on Oahu, reuse treated sewage on Maui, and clean up reefs in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands.

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Letter from President and CEO Alicia Moy

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CELEBRATING ITS 120th ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR, HAWAI’I GAS HAS THE DISTINGUISHMENT OF ONE OF THE OLDEST COMPANIES STILL OPERATING ON THE ISLANDS. Innovation has always defined us: as a critical infrastructure company in the middle of the Pacific, our predecessors pioneered the use of new technologies to deliver clean, reliable energy to Hawaii homes and businesses. Decades later, climate change arrives – the challenge of our lifetime. At Hawai‘i Gas, our employees are ready to meet this challenge, joining many others in developing a course focused on the sustainability and resilience of our island communities.

Hawaii Gas has led the nation in the use of hydrogen added to the utility fuel mix on Oahu since 1974 – decades before it became the clean energy solution of choice. In 2016, Hawai’i Gas expanded into utility-scale solar energy with the launch of the Waihonu Solar Farm, and in 2018, it partnered with the City and County of Honolulu to operate the state’s first renewable natural gas (RNG) facility in Honouliuli Sewage Treatment Plant. Our journey towards increasing the production of locally produced renewable energy continues. This year, we announced two more renewable energy projects on the horizon: a renewable green hydrogen project and an RNG project using non-invasive bangrass. Both mark a significant step forward on our path to decarbonization.

As climate change immeasurably raises the stakes for all of us, we stand with our community members by taking bold action, implementing innovative solutions and supporting the state’s climate goals. Our future depends on it.

Alice Moy
President and CEO

To learn more about Hawaii Gas, visit hawaiigas.com.

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Photos courtesy of: Andrew Sullivan-Haskins

Removing Ghost Nets from the Northwest Hawaiian Islands

The Papahānaumokuākea Marine Debris Project collected 786,287 pounds of abandoned fishing nets and other debris from the vast Hawaiian archipelago.

Photos: Jeff Sanner

The restoration of the He’eia Fish Pond is approaching an important milestone

Paepae o He’eia spent decades clearing mangroves and rebuilding the pond wall. This non-profit organization is currently preparing to launch sustainable fish production.