Maui Solar Blog

Maui Film Festival to be powered by solar cinemas

Posted: // June 11, 2008 11:38 AM at KHNL.COM

Celestial Cinema

WAILEA, Maui (KHNL) – For the first time in almost ten years, all four Maui Film Festival cinemas, Celestial Cinema, SandDance Theater, Maui SkyDome and Starlight Cinema, will be powered by the sun.
Maui Film Festival founder Barry Rivers says it is the first step in realizing the [...]

Earth Day Celebration

The Maui Earth Day Festival at Baldwin Beach Park, Paia, Hawaii:
The Maui Earth Day Festival will be held on Sunday, April 19, from 10 am until sunset.
The event is held right on the sand at Baldwin Beach and is free to all. There will be an amazing, powerful and diverse assortment of live music and [...]

Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative

On October 20, 2008, in the chambers of Governor Linda Lingle, an historic agreement was signed between the State of Hawaii and the Hawaiian Electric companies.
The energy agreement, part of the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative, puts Hawaii on a path to supply 40 percent of electricity needs and 70 percent of overall energy needs (including [...]

Solar technology today

The sun is the most vital form of energy accessible to us, and solar power taps into this renewable resource. The sun could potentially provide us with 10,000 times the amount of energy we need. In fact, photovoltaic installations in just 4 percent of the world’s deserts would meet energy needs across the world.
Currently, over [...]

More Incentives to Go Solar

(KHNL) – Installing a solar water heater could do more than just save money on your monthly electric bill, it could also earn you nice tax break.
The state already offers a tax credit on solar water heater installation. but with oil prices climbing, lawmakers could be providing an even larger incentive to homeowners who make [...]

100% Carbon Free Electricity by 2018

We need a massive increase in electricity generated from alternative energy.