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RE+ Hawaii Conference January 22-23, 2024 – Hawaii

RE+ is more than just the largest clean energy event, it’s a catalyst for industry innovation designed to supercharge business growth in the clean energy economy. RE+ Events (formerly Solar Power Events) is a series of events around the country bringing clean energy leaders together to expand business prospects, share best practices, and identify ways to advance the industry. We are dedicated to bringing the best minds and technologies together to transform the biggest energy, environmental, and economic challenges into opportunities that will ensure a prosperous, clean, and productive future. Year-round, RE+ offers participants access to resources for growing their businesses as the industry changes, as well as opportunities to have a say in the future of clean energy through involvement in regional events and educational seminars. RE+ events dive deep into solar, wind, storage, hydrogen, EVs, microgrids, and more to foster business growth among and between participants.

  • Monday, January 22, 2024
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM HST
    Full Conference Networking Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM HST

    Registration Open

    Registration sponsored by
  • 8:45 AM – 9:10 AM HST
    Welcome and Opening Remarks
    Location: Stingray

    Speaker: Chris Schroeder – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

    Speaker: Colin Silver – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

  • 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM HST
    Full Conference Sessions
  • 9:10 AM – 10:00 AM HST

    General Session: Embracing the Future, Powering the Present

    Location: Stingray

    Moderator: Lorraine H. Akiba (she/her/hers) – LHA Ventures

    Panelist: David Bissell – Kaua’i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC)

    Panelist: Mark Glick – Hawai’i State Energy Office

    Panelist: Nicole Lowen (she/her/hers) – Hawai’i State Legislature

    Panelist: Colin Yost – Hawai’i Public Utilities Commission (Hawai’i PUC)

  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM HST
    Full Conference Networking Break
  • 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM HST
    Expo Hall Open
  • 10:30 AM – 11:20 AM HST

    Utility Scale Solar and Storage Siting: Empowering Hawai’i’s Future, with Community at the Core

    Location: Stingray

    Moderator: Samantha Ruiz (she/her/hers) – Department of Energy (DOE)

    Panelist: Rebecca Dayhuff Matsushima (she/her/hers) – Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.

    Panelist: Sandra Larsen – AES Hawaiʻi

    Panelist: Nicola Park (she/her/hers) – Clearway Energy Group

  • 11:25 AM – 12:25 PM HST

    Grid Modernization and Clean Energy Technology Innovation for a Sustainable Energy Future

    Location: Stingray

    Moderator: Evelyn M. Butler (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

    Panelist: Sarah Jane Amadeo – Enphase Energy

    Panelist: Bryant Komo – Hawaiian Electric

    Panelist: Steven Rymsha – Sunrun; Hawai’i PV Coalition

  • 12:25 PM – 1:25 PM HST
    Full Conference Networking Lunch
  • 1:25 PM – 1:55 PM HST

    QuickTalk: Looking to the Future of Ratemaking in Hawai’i

    Location: Stingray

    Moderator: Sara Birmingham (she/her/hers) – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

    Panelist: Jennifer Potter (she/her/hers) – Strategen

  • 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM HST

    Microgrids and Energy Resilience in Hawai’i’s Climate Emergencies

    Location: Stingray

    Moderator: Melissa Miyashiro (she/her/hers) – Blue Planet Foundation

    Panelist: Jared Leader – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

    Panelist: Ted Peck – Holu Hou Energy

    Panelist: Kirstin Punu (she/her/hers) – AES Hawai’i

    Panelist: Keith Yamanaka (he/him/his) – U.S. Army Garrison Hawai’i (USAG-HI)

  • 3:00 PM – 3:30 PM HST
    Full Conference Networking Break
  • 3:30 PM – 4:05 PM HST

    Powering Hawai’i’s Future: EV Infrastructure, Electrification, and Bidirectionality

    Location: Stingray

    Moderator: Garrett Fitzgerald (he/him/his) – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

    Panelist: Greggory Kresge (he/him/his) – World Resources Institute

    Panelist: Aki Marceau (she/her/hers) – Hawaiian Electric

  • 4:10 PM – 5:00 PM HST

    Streamlining Progress: Permitting Clean Energy Projects in Hawai’i

    Location: Stingray

    Moderator: Doug McLeod – DKK Energy Services

    Panelist: Rachel Ah Sue (she/her/hers) – Mālama Solar

    Panelist: Blake Briddell – Sunrun

    Panelist: David Gorman – RevoluSun

    Panelist: Zendo Kern – County of Hawai’i

  • 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM HST
    Expo Hall Happy Hour
    Location: Alohilani Ballroom (Expo Hall)
  • 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM HST
    RE+ Hawai’i Networking Reception
    Location: Alohilani Resort Swell Makai Pool Deck

    Sponsored by
  • Tuesday, January 23, 2024
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM HST
    Full Conference Networking Breakfast
  • 8:00 AM – 1:00 PM HST

    Registration Open

    Registration sponsored by
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM HST

    Empowering Communities: Building Resilience for Hawai’i’s Residents and Businesses to Mitigate the Dual Affordability and Housing Crises

    Location: Stingray

    Moderator: Rocky Mould – Hawai’i Solar Energy Association (HSEA)

    Panelist: Caroline Carl – Leidos

    Panelist: Dawn Lippert (she/her/hers) – Elemental Excelerator

    Panelist: Ben Sullivan – City and County of Honolulu

  • 9:00 AM – 12:15 PM HST
    Full Conference Sessions
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM HST
    Full Conference Networking Break
  • 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM HST
    Expo Hall Open
  • 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM HST

    Navigating Clean Energy Incentives in Hawai’i

    Location: Stingray

    Moderator: Ben Norris – Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA)

    Panelist: Brad Albert (he/him/his) – Loans Program Office (LPO), Department of Energy (DOE)

    Panelist: Jacqui Hoover – Hawai’i Island Economic Development Board

    Panelist: Denise Salmeron – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

    Panelist: Gwen Yamamoto Lau (she/her/hers) – Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority

  • 11:35 AM – 12:30 PM HST

    Celebrating Hawai’i’s Clean Energy Odyssey: Reflections, Challenges, and a Resilient Future

    Location: Stingray

    Moderator: Chris Schroeder – Smart Electric Power Alliance (SEPA)

    Panelist: Carlito P. Caliboso, J.D., EMBA – Yamamoto Caliboso Hetherington, LLC

    Panelist: Jennifer Potter (she/her/hers) – Strategen

    Panelist: Julie Yunker (she/her/hers) – Hawaii Gas

  • 12:45 PM – 2:45 PM HST

    Rapid Renewable Response: Shaping an Industry Playbook for Disaster Relief (Partner-Led Workshop)

    Sponsored by
  • 3:30 PM – 8:00 PM HST
    Surf N’ Solar Fundraiser (Partner-Led Event)
    Location: The LineUp at Wai Kai, Keoneula Boulevard, Ewa Beach, HI