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Christina Kaser

Energy Coordinator

ckaser@kauai.gov

Energy and Transportation

Objectives

The objective of the County’s Energy Program is two-fold: (1) to manage, reduce, and facilitate the County’s fossil energy use through increased efficiency in both facilities and fleets, and (2) to initiate, coordinate, and partner with stakeholders and the community on innovative programs and projects in the clean energy and transportation sector.

Energy
Small Business Energy Efficiency Grant
The Energy Program launched the Kauaʻi Small Business Energy Efficiency Grant (SBEEG). This grant will operate alongside the Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative’s (KIUC) Commercial Retrofit Program, which provides funding for efficiency upgrades, including 1. air conditioning, 2. lighting, 3. motors, and 4. refrigeration. This grant, which will be managed by the Kauaʻi Economic Development Board (KEDB), will cover a percentage of labor costs associated with energy efficiency upgrades, while KIUC’s program can cover a percentage of materials costs for eligible projects. For more information and to apply, click on the SBEEG Program button.
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Climate Adaptation and Action Plan
The effects of a changing climate are all around us, we must act now to respond to it and prepare for it. The County is developing a Climate Adaptation and Action Plan using a community process and the best available science. The plan will present a framework of actions to ensure people, places, and natural and built systems are able to adapt to and mitigate climate change.
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County of Kauai Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report
Inventory of greenhouse gases from 2005 and 2015 from direct emissions on Kauaʻi County due to energy use, waste, agriculture, forestry, and other uses.
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Transportation
Coconut Marketplace Mobility Hub Plan
The County of Kauai is working in a Public-Private Partnership to explore the feasibility of a mobility hub and visitor information center at the Coconut Marketplace through a Mobility Hub Plan. For more information, visit our project website.
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Level 3 EV Charging Network Project
The County of Kauai was awarded Congressional Directed Spending to expand our island’s public charging network and install Level 3 Electric Vehicle Chargers. The County launched a public survey to get feedback for priority locations for the chargers and intend to install chargers in Kōloa, Līhuʻe, and Kapaʻa, aiming for island-wide fast charging coverage in coordination with HDOT’s NEVI project where they plan to install Level 3 chargers on the West Side and in Princeville. The County released an RFP Design-Build in December 2024 for this project. Mahalo to Senator Schatz and Senator Hirono for making this joint request.
Lima Ola EV Chargers
The County of Kauai was awarded formula funding from the Department of Energy for the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant. The County aims to use these funds to install Level 2 EV Charging Stations at the new Lima Ola Affordable Housing Development Community Center.
Energy Technology Innovation Partnership Project
The County of Kauai received a Department of Energy, Energy Technology Innovation Partnership Project (ETIPP) grant in the form of technical assistance from the National Renewable Energy Lab and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. The Office of Economic Development worked with a Federal/State/County/Private sector team and the Hawaii Natural Energy Institute to study Kauai’s transportation system. The scope of work covered mobility data, a travel pattern analysis and emerging transportation technology, and a fast charger network. The partnering labs provided recommendations for multi-modal shift and electrification of transportation. The completed studies are available now:

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Get Around Kauai
Getaroundkauai.com is aimed to inform residents and visitors of the various sustainable transportation options available on Kauai.
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Supporting Transportation Agency State-wide Zero Emissions Bus Project
The County of Kauaʻi is procuring battery electric buses and expanding its baseyard to begin transitioning its fleet to electric buses. For more information, contact Celia Mahikoa at cmahikoa@kauai.gov and see Dept. of Transportations Announcement click button below.
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