Hawai‘i’s Sustainability Heroes: Elemental Excelerator
The climate-tech accelerator helps fund food, energy and transportation solutions in Hawai‘i and around the world.
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The climate-tech accelerator helps fund food, energy and transportation solutions in Hawai‘i and around the world.
The company is on a mission to conserve land, save native species, promote food security and develop renewable energy from agriculture.
The company uses machine learning to optimize energy use, with a focus on multifamily and rental buildings.
In fast-growing West O‘ahu, there are strong demands for quality education, a dynamic workforce and health care services. Meet some of the people and companies who are rising to address the area’s needs with passion, commitment and vision.
The virtual “master class” run by XLR8HI is helping people launch and scale their businesses.
Innovations such as data sensors, drones and controlled environments make farming easier, more productive and more profitable.
The UH Mānoa professor is an energy and climate policy expert focused on reducing carbon emissions, especially in the transportation sector.
Candes Gentry and her son Poet co-authored a cookbook that inspired a fund supporting community initiatives for nutritious, sustainable, and locally sourced food.
Hawaii Business Magazine’s editor makes a case for luring more affluent travelers to the Islands – and discouraging the budget conscious from visiting.
For vehicles that aren’t in stock, Hawai‘i buyers are waiting three months or more for their orders to arrive, often customized to their tastes.
Among its recent legislative wins is a law that extends efficiency standards to toilets, water coolers, ventilating fans and other products.
The company helps homeowners and renters reduce their energy and water waste, while saving customers $6.3 million a year.
A program that limits access at Kaua‘i’s Hā‘ena State Park and raises local dollars is considered a model for places inundated by visitors.
After the deadly Marco Polo fire of 2017, older Honolulu high rises were required to install sprinkler systems or pass a safety evaluation, but compliance is slow going. Now state legislation asks them to add the costly systems to their reserve studies.