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Executive Director's Report to Members First Quarter 2013

Posted on Apr 19, 2013 by Olin Lagon | Popularity 18
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Here's our update for January through March 2013.The Many Faces of Kanu. Interested in seeing the dozens of faces that help lead Kanu? Check out our updated team and volunteer pages. Kanu has just two staff members and relies on the generosity of selfless volunteers and advisors. Got time to help...



Infographics: Results of Kanu's Hawaii Energy Study

Posted on Mar 11, 2013 by Kanu Infographics | Popularity 6

Over the past couple of years, Kanu has worked with the City and County of Honolulu and project partners Blue Planet Foundation and KUPU to uncover effective ways to reduce energy in underserved communities. Here is the summary of our work.



Executive Director's Report to Members February 2013

Posted on Mar 14, 2013 by Olin Lagon | Popularity 4
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Here's our member update for February 2013. Please let us know if you have any questions or suggestions.We have wrapped up our Hawaii Energy Project! In the end we engaged about 20,000 people, hundreds of homes, and have directly saved participants over $2 million in energy costs annually. A full...



Business Plan Competition to win a five year agriculture lease

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Olin Lagon | Popularity 1
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Passing on this information... Mahi‘ai Match-up is a statewide agricultural business plan contest for farmers and entrepreneurs looking to establish an agricultural business in Hawai‘i. Winners win an agricultural lease from Kamehameha Schools (rent waived up to five years)* and a cash prize...



Visualizing our DVR's energy use

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Olin Lagon | Popularity 1
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Even when your DVR is off it uses energy. How much? Well that depends on your unit. Am testing out some new timer technology and am getting a visual view of the energy use on and off. When off, our unit uses about 50 watts. When on, it uses 100 watts. In other words just to keep the unit "off" for...



FREEDOM ON WHEELS

Posted on Apr 20, 2013 by Alexandra Telluselle
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What would it take for you to choose a bike over a car or the bus? It rarely rains, there are no steep hills in and around the city, no gusty winds and no waiting time. Imagine that, never having to wait in a traffic jam... Besides the exercise, low cost and a cleaner environment, you would never...


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