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Hawaii’s newest NEVI charging station is part of a different kind of rollout

Hawaii’s newest NEVI charging station is part of a different kind of rollout

Published by skeptic

Photo: Sustainability Partners Hawaii is continuing to build out its public EV charging network, and the state just opened a new NEVI-funded fast charging site at Kapalua Airport on Maui. The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT), along with Sustainability Partners (SP) and community leaders, recently held a commissioning and blessing ceremony for the new site, which is now open 24/7. As of April 2024, HDOT received 32 NEVI-compliant and Buy America-compliant Tritium chargers. The Kapalua Airport location is HDOT’s third commissioned charging site funded through the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. The state has been allocated more than $17 million in NEVI funding over five years. The new airport-located charging station includes four 150 kW DC fast chargers equipped with NACS and CCS1 connectors. The station also includes canopy lighting and security camera infrastructure. Advertisement – scroll for more content Hawaii’s NEVI rollout is taking a different approach: Sustainability Partners, a public benefit company, is funding, deploying, and maintaining all of the state’s NEVI charging stations through its Electric Vehicles as a Service …

Hawaii’s Worst Flooding in 20 Years Leaves Farmers Struggling and Fewer Veggies at the Market

Hawaii’s Worst Flooding in 20 Years Leaves Farmers Struggling and Fewer Veggies at the Market

Published by Sam Flores

WAIALUA, Hawaii (AP) — The reddish-brown mud that smothered Bok Kongphan’s Hawaii farm has hardened in the tropical sun. Irrigation tubes lie in a tangle where his lemongrass, cucumber and okra once flourished. His niece, Jeni Balanay, lost her crops too — a mustardy green called choy sum, bitter melon, tomato. The leaves of her recently planted banana, coconut and mango have gone yellow, the trees unlikely to survive. Across Oahu’s North Shore, an area famed for its big-wave surfing, the small farms that help supply the island’s food are struggling after back-to-back storms in March brought the state’s worst flooding in two decades. Officials are pleading with farmers not to give up, stressing that local agriculture is crucial for the isolated archipelago. “In some cases entire farms have been wiped out,” said Brian Miyamoto, executive director of the Hawaii Farm Bureau. “These are farmers who were just days or weeks away from harvesting and now they have to start over.” According to data collected by farming advocates, more than 600 of Hawaii’s 6,500 farms …

Fishing nets and recycled plastic trash are being paved into Hawaii’s roads

Fishing nets and recycled plastic trash are being paved into Hawaii’s roads

Published by Jenni Sidey

Sand, rock, and melted plastic now sit beneath the tires on a quiet residential street in Oahu. For nearly a year, cars have rolled over an experiment that could reshape how Hawaii deals with its mounting plastic waste. The test road looks ordinary. What sets it apart is what holds it together. Researchers at the Center for Marine Debris Research at Hawaiʻi Pacific University have been working with the Hawaii Department of Transportation to turn discarded plastic, including fishing nets pulled from the Pacific, into asphalt. Early results suggest the idea may be more than a symbolic fix. “This work investigates whether it’s responsible to use recycled plastics in Hawaii’s roads,” said Jeremy Axworthy, a researcher involved in the project. “By reusing plastic waste that is already in Hawaii, we can reduce the environmental and economic impacts of transporting waste plastics from the islands, incinerating it or dumping it in Hawaii’s overflowing landfills.” In Hawaii, researchers turn discarded plastic, including fishing nets pulled from the Pacific, into asphalt. (CREDIT: Wikimedia / CC BY-SA 4.0) Roads …

Lava spills as Hawaii’s Kilauea resumes eruptions

Lava spills as Hawaii’s Kilauea resumes eruptions

Published by Sam Flores

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