The Kaua’i Renewable Energy Conference set for Monday and Tuesday will attempt to answer the question: “What will it take to move toward energy independence on Kaua’i?”

The day-and-a-half event at the Kaua’i Marriott Resort and Beach Club is hosted by the U.S. Department of Energy, Kaua’i County Office of Economic Development, and Kaua’i Island Utility Co-operative.

Speakers are to include: Maurice Kaya, former chief technology officer of the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism; U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye; state Sen. Gary Hooser, D-Kaua’i and Ni’ihau; Bill Parks, Jr., deputy assistant secretary U.S. Department of Energy; state Rep. Mina Morita, D-North Shore Kaua’i, chair of the House Energy and Environmental Protection Committee.

Registration of $75 per person includes breakfast and lunch both days; limited scholarships available. Details available at www.kedb.com or contact Susan Tai at 245-6692 or stai@kedb.com.

(Source: Honolulu Advertiser)