Big Island EV and Think BIG hosted a webinar on August 27 to highlight the progress being made on Hawaii Island in its transition to a clean transportation future. Speakers included
- John Andoh – County of Hawaii Mass Transit Administrator.
- Riley Saito – Energy Specialist for County of Hawaii Research and Development.
- Robin Shishido – Engineering Program Manager at the Hawaii Department of Transportation
- Michael Colón – Manager, EoT Policy and Program Development, Hawaiian Electric
- Heather Kimball – Hawaii County Council member for District 1. She is also a board member of Think Big.
The event kicked off with a keynote by Kathleen Rooney, Director of Transportation Policy and Programs, Ulupono Initiative. She nicely framed the webinar with a talk that emphasized the importance of a strategy that goes beyond the electrification of transportation.
Check out the recording of our webinar here. Timestamps to guide you through the video:
0:10 – Introduction
3:13 – Keynote – Kathleen Rooney – Director, Transportation Policy and Programs, Ulupono Initiative
13:00 – Panel Discussion Introduction
13:10 – John Andoh – Mass Transit Administrator, County of Hawaii
29:30 – Riley Saito – Energy Specialist, County of Hawaii Research and Development
39:18 – Robin Shishido – Hawaii Department of Transportation Engineering Program Manager
47:36 – Michael Colón – Manager, EoT Policy and Program Development, Hawaiian Electric
58:17 – Heather Kimball – Hawaii County Council Member, District 1
1:07:01 – Q&A
1:19:19 – Wrap-up