Hawaii Clean-Energy Jobs Growing Fast
According to the Honolulu Advertiser, "Hawai'i's clean-energy sector is one of the fastest-growing in the United States, at least when measured by overall job growth. The job growth was about six times the state's overall job growth of 7.3 percent during the decade ending 2007, according to a report by the Pew Charitable Trusts.
"Hawai'i's clean-energy job growth also outstripped the national average of 9.1 percent. Hawai'i had the eighth-fastest job growth among states.
"Still, the number of jobs represented by clean energy was paltry compared with the total in Hawai'i's economy, representing 0.42 percent of the state's 651,900 jobs.
"That may be changing, given the state's growing emphasis on renewable energy sources. Gov. Linda Lingle's administration has set a goal of getting 70 percent of its energy from sustainable resources by 2030."
These numbers are good news for our economy and people moving to Hawaii. Contact me for a Relocation Package and details on our Hawaii Kai real estate market.
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