December 3, 2019 · Hawaiʻi State Capitol
Hawaiʻi Aviation & Climate Action Summit
A first-of-its-kind summit convening major airlines, environmental and transportation leaders, and State of Hawaiʻi officials.
Presentations
The Full Slate of Speakers
Rep. Nicole Lowen
Keynote Address
Chair, Hawaiʻi State House Energy and Environment Committee.
Jon Mauer
Keynote Address
Island Energy Services: renewable aviation fuel blending and the Hoʻala Carbon Offset program.
Vice Speaker Mark Nakashima
Keynote Address
On the need for renewable transportation solutions and support for renewable hydrogen.
Steve Csonka
Aviation fuel certification, airline-supplier partnering, and U.S. SAF regional initiatives
Executive Director, Commercial Aviation Alternative Fuel Initiative (CAAFI).
Michael Wolcott
Overview of ICAO CORSIA
Executive Director, FAA Aviation Sustainability Center of Excellence.
Graham Noyes
SAF suppliers and California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Executive Director, Low Carbon Fuel Coalition.
Marianne Csaky
Alaska Airlines’ Perspective
Director of Environmental Affairs, Alaska Airlines.
Jesse Nikkel
Southwest Airlines’ Perspective
Senior Environmental Specialist, Southwest Airlines.
Art Parra
Hawaiian Airlines’ Perspective
Senior Manager of Fuel Efficiency, Hawaiian Airlines.
Adrien Gonzalez
United Airlines’ Perspective
Senior Manager of Strategic Analysis, United Airlines.
Cory-Ann Wind
Oregon DEQ: the Pacific Coast Collaborative and Oregon’s Clean Fuel Program
State of Oregon Department of Environmental Quality.
Carol Sim
Washington State’s Sustainable Aviation Biofuels Work Group
Assistant Executive Director, Aviation Sustainability Center, WSU.
Joelle Simonpietri
CAAFI’s Hawaii Focal: a 10-year history of GIFTPAC
Hawaii and island renewable jet supply-chain development.
Ross Roley
Overview of the Green Initiative for Fuels Transition Pacific (GIFTPAC)
Senior Analyst for Energy Security; the IndoPacific Command and Navy co-led initiative.
Maria Tome
Relevant climate and transportation policy in Hawaiʻi
Renewable Energy Division Chief, Hawaiʻi State Energy Office.
Danielle Bass
Carbon offsets and results from Hawaii’s Carbon Offsets Symposium
Hawaiʻi State Sustainability Coordinator.
Anu Hittle
Hawaii State Climate Commission priorities and actions to date
Hawaiʻi State Climate Commission Coordinator.
Michael Wang
Well-to-Wake greenhouse-gas lifecycle methodology for transportation fuel
Director, Systems Assessment Center, Argonne National Laboratory.
Scott Turn
Tropical and Hawaiʻi feedstock analysis for SAF supply
Researcher, Hawaiʻi Natural Energy Institute.
Peter Matlock
Feedstock research and development efforts
Bioeconomy adjunct professor, University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo.
John Pierce
Moderated discussion: action items for renewable jet in Hawaiʻi
Of counsel, Perkins Coie LLP.
Mahalo to our summit sponsors: Simonpietri Enterprises, the Hawaii Bioeconomy Trade Organization, Island Energy Services, Hawaiian Airlines, the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office, Ulupono Initiative, and Perkins Coie.