EcoWatch: From an energy perspective, Hawaii is unique. Located in the middle of the Pacific, the Aloha State runs on imported oil. But its island environment--from sunny days to active volcanoes--also holds the keys to a future powered by renewable energy.
Oil powers Hawaiis cars, trucks, planes and boats, and generates 72 percent of the states electricity as well. Importing all that oil costs $4.5 billion each year. Thats $3,200 for every man, woman, and child--every cent of it leaving the state to...