Drive Electric Earth Day Hawaii 2021
Hawaii EV recently hosted several events to celebrate Drive Electric Earth Day. These included presentations at local schools, a talk show visit, a webinar, and a meet-up. Mahalo to all who made this celebration of Earth Month and the electric car possible.
Electric Car Display at Hilo Intermediate School (Hawaii Island)
Several Big Island EV Association members shared their EVs to help Hilo Intermediate High celebrate Earth Day on April 22. Teacher Kristy Kamoku invited us to help her school celebrate. Her students participated in Blue Planet Foundation’s Student Energy Summit late last year, where they won the “Best Climate Solution” project prize. We parked our cars in front of the school during lunch hour, and the owners addressed the questions posed by students, staff, and parents.
Electric Car Display and EV 101 at Hawaii Technology Academy (Kauai)
Sonja Kass and other Kauai EV members brought 4 electric cars to this local school on April 28. She shared information about EVs and even conducted a test as a means to educate students.
Hawaii EV on Think Tech Hawaii (Hawaii Energy show)
On April 28, Noel Morin and Bill Bugbee (Director, Hawaii EV) joined show host Mitch Ewan to share information about the organization, the benefits of EVs, general information about EVs, and how to participate in the electrification of transportation.
Big Island EV Caravan and Meet-up
On May 1, BIEVA held its first meet-up in over a year. Several members converged in Waimea to exchange stories and check out the latest EVs.
Drive Electric Earth Day Webinar
Hawaii EV Association and associated chapters (Big Island EV Association, Kauai EV, and Tesla Hawaii Club) and Drive Electric Hawaii hosted a webinar for Drive Electric Earth Day on April 24, 2021. The virtual event included a good mix of EV information, local success stories, State updates, and virtual test drives. Check out the recording of the event below.
Approximate start times for each segments:
00:00:00 - Introduction, EV Forms video, agenda - Noel Morin, Hannah Shipman
00:07:30 - “EV 101 - Buying an EV and Charging” by Sonja Kass
Community Engagement Panel
00:25:40 - “How we got broken chargers fixed” by Sharon Geiken
00:36:30 - “Hawaiian Electric’s Plans for EV Charger Installations” by June Chee, EoT Senior Program Manager
00:46:40 - “How we got an EV charger at our condo”, by Dawn Scholz
00:56:20 - Panel Q&A
State Updates
01:05:20 - EV Policy Update by Nicole Lowen (State Representative District 6)
01:18:30 - State Fleet update by Robin Shishido (Hawaii Department of Transportation)
01:27:10 - Panel Q&A
Virtual Test Drives
01:33:30 - Ford Mustang Mach-E
01:41:10 - Tesla Model Y
01:49:15 - Q&A and Closing
A summary of the questions (and answers) will be published shortly.
Mahalo to our presenters Sonja Kass, Sharon Geiken, June Chee, Rep. Nicole Lowen, Dawn Scholz, and Robin Shishido, to Blue Planet Foundation, Windward Ford, and Tesla Hawaii Club for the virtual test drives, our emcee Hanna Shipman, and co-host Lauren Reichelt of Drive Electric Hawaii.
Special thanks to the national sponsors of Drive Electric Earth Day - PlugInAmerica and Electric Auto Association.
