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Evaluation of Utility Ownership and Regulatory Models for Hawaii

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PISCES STEM Program Receives Funding To Encourage Young Women

Pacific International Space Center for Exploration Systems — PISCES Women’s STARS (STEM Aerospace Research Scholars) Program has received $15,000 in supplemental funding awards to encourage and support Hawaii’s young women in STEM this summer.

Energy Office Presents Utility Model Study

Hawaii State Energy Office — HSEO has completed a study analyzing alternative models for utility ownership and regulation in Hawaii.

Creative Lab Hawaii Announces the Selected Mentors and Fellows for Its 2019 Writer, Producer and Web-Series Immersive Programs

Creative Lab Hawaii has announced the industry mentors and CLH fellows chosen for its competitive 2019 Immersive programs designed for screenwriters, motion picture producers and web-series developers.

Media Advisory: Public Briefing Set for June 5 to Present Findings of Utility Model Study

Hawaii State Energy Office — The Hawaii State Energy Office will host a public briefing to present the findings of a study requested by the Legislature to analyze the costs and benefits various models of utility ownership and regulation in Hawaii.

Hawaii Technology Development Corporation Awards $8.3 Million Contract for Microgrid Project at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam

Hawaii Technology Development Corporation — HTDC announced today that its Hawaii Center for Advanced Transportation Technologies program recently awarded an $8.3 million contract for first of a series of microgrids at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.