{"id":53281,"date":"2016-11-21T15:04:58","date_gmt":"2016-11-22T01:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=53281"},"modified":"2019-02-25T14:05:22","modified_gmt":"2019-02-26T00:05:22","slug":"hei-acts-of-aloha-helps-uh-reduce-carbon-footprint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/11\/21\/hei-acts-of-aloha-helps-uh-reduce-carbon-footprint\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr title=\"Hawaiian Electric Industries\">HEI<\/abbr> Acts of Aloha helps <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> reduce carbon footprint"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><div class=\"responsive-video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rPjlcqobyb8?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" title=\"Youtube video player\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hei.com\/\">Hawaiian Electric Industries<\/a> (HEI) has donated four Smart ForTwo Electric Drive vehicles to the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> for the <a href=\"http:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/\"><abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uhwo.hawaii.edu\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/hilo.hawaii.edu\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo <\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/maui.hawaii.edu\/\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Maui College<\/a> campuses. The vehicles will be used for educational opportunities, at sustainability events and for official university business, including transporting faculty and staff to meetings and events.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We are very grateful for this generous gifts,&rdquo; said <abbr>UH<\/abbr> President <strong>David Lassner<\/strong>. &ldquo;We are committed to become net zero by 2035 and part of that involves transportation, so this is a great way to help us. In the long term, as the importance of reducing reliance on fossil fuels for transportation grows, it is critical that <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>&#8217;s public university system actively explores partnerships that enable us to reduce our carbon footprint every way we can.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The four donated Smart ForTwo electric vehicles are lightly-used cars with an average mileage of 4,000 miles. They are valued at about $45,000 and <abbr>HEI<\/abbr> is also donating $5,000 to help pay for any expenses relating to maintaining or servicing the electric vehicles (EVs).<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some of the most enthusiastic adopters of electric vehicles are university faculty and students, so we&#8217;re really pleased to keep spreading the word about <abbr>EVs<\/abbr> through this partnership with the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>,&rdquo; said Alan Oshima, president and <abbr title=\"chief executive officer\">CEO<\/abbr> of Hawaiian Electric. &ldquo;We&#8217;re committed to <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>&#8217;s goal of 100 percent renewable energy by 2045 and we believe <abbr>EVs<\/abbr> can also dramatically reduce the amount of oil used in transportation. We hope as more people see these Smart cars and other <abbr>EVs<\/abbr> on the road, they&#8217;ll also see how economical it is to substitute abundant solar energy for gasoline.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> has a long history of leading edge research in climate change and natural sciences, and has more recently adopted sustainability as a key institutional priority for the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> System,&rdquo; said <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/sustainability\/\">Sustainability<\/a> Coordinator Matthew Kamakani Lynch. &ldquo;We look forward to continued collaboration with the Hawaiian Electric Companies to help us achieve our ambitious renewable energy and broader sustainability goals.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Hawaiian Electric Industries is already supporting other <abbr>UH<\/abbr> sustainability initiatives including the <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.hawaii.edu\/sustainabilitysummit\/\">Annual Sustainability in Higher Education Summit<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainabilityuhm.github.io\/pgaward\/green-imp.html\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> President&#8217;s Green Initiative Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><abbr>EVs<\/abbr> for a better <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> by Hawaiian Electric Industries <\/h2>\n<div class=\"responsive-video-wrap\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/o9npFHdkh7o?rel=0&amp;showinfo=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53289\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53289\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/system-hei-ev-donation-hilo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"353\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/system-hei-ev-donation-hilo.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/system-hei-ev-donation-hilo-260x148.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53289\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Hilo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53290\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53290\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/system-hei-ev-donation-west-oahu.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"353\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53290\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/system-hei-ev-donation-west-oahu.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/system-hei-ev-donation-west-oahu-260x148.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53290\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> West <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53291\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53291\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/system-hei-ev-donation-manoa.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"353\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/system-hei-ev-donation-manoa.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/system-hei-ev-donation-manoa-260x148.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53291\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M&#257;noa<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_53292\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-53292\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/system-hei-ev-donation-maui.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"353\" class=\"size-full wp-image-53292\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/system-hei-ev-donation-maui.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/system-hei-ev-donation-maui-260x148.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-53292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><abbr>UH<\/abbr> Maui College<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>About Hawaiian Electric<\/h2>\n<p>Hawaiian Electric Company&#8217;s mission is to provide secure, clean energy for <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. For 125 years, Hawaiian Electric Company has provided the energy that has fueled the islands&#8217; development from a Hawaiian kingdom to a modern state. Hawaiian Electric Company, <abbr title=\"Incorporated\">Inc.<\/abbr>, and its subsidiaries, Maui Electric Company, <abbr title=\"Limited\">Ltd.<\/abbr>, and Hawaii Electric Light Company, <abbr title=\"Incorporated\">Inc.<\/abbr>, serve 95 percent of the state&#8217;s 1.2 million residents on the islands of <span aria-label=\"Oahu\">O&#699;ahu<\/span>, Maui, <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Island, <span aria-label=\"Lanai\">L\u0101na&#699;i<\/span> and <span aria-label=\"Molokai\">Moloka&#699;i<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>To commemorate their 125th anniversary year, Hawaiian Electric will carry out 125 Acts of Aloha for the community. These charitable donations and service projects will benefit agencies and programs committed to building a more sustainable future for <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hawaiian Electric Industries donated four Smart ForTwo Electric Drive vehicles to the University of Â鶹´«Ã½.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":53288,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,12],"tags":[850,1038,73,71,319,14,9,60,947,59,56],"class_list":["post-53281","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-video","tag-hybrid-and-electric-vehicle","tag-office-of-sustainability","tag-sustainability","tag-uh-community-colleges","tag-uh-foundation","tag-uh-hilo","tag-uh-manoa","tag-maui-college","tag-uh-system","tag-uh-west-oahu","tag-video-2","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/system-hei-ev-donation-f.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53281","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53281"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53281\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":91362,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53281\/revisions\/91362"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53288"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53281"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53281"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53281"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}