KIUC's Energy Wise Guys - Kauai Island Utility Cooperative
KIUC's Energy Wise Guys - Kauai Island Utility Cooperative
KIUC's Energy Wise Guys - Kauai Island Utility Cooperative
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40 KIUC CURRENTS<br />
HI-130<br />
Powerlines<br />
Aloha mai kākou,<br />
I would like to thank KIUC’s members for exercising the<br />
cooperative principle of “democratic member control” by your<br />
votes in our 8th annual election for directors. I would like to<br />
congratulate incumbent directors Allan Smith and Carol Bain and<br />
new director Jan TenBruggencate for being selected by our<br />
members to serve on the Board of Directors for our cooperative. I<br />
also thank Carol Medeiros and Pat Gegen for stepping forward to<br />
offer themselves as choices before our membership. I look forward to working with Allan, Carol,<br />
Jan and our seated directors as they provide governance for our cooperative.<br />
A cooperative principle that our employees take to heart is “concern for community,” and this<br />
issue of Currents includes some highlights on the Kaua‘i United Way, March of Dimes and the Relay<br />
for Life. Virtually all employees and directors become involved with community support and<br />
community giving, but I would like to thank Dawn Cummings and Kymi Sakai for cochairing the past<br />
year’s United Way Campaign. Thanks to Joe Fontanilla, who has led our March of Dimes effort for<br />
many years, and thanks to Jackie Cachero for leading KIUC’s Relay for Life team. We have many<br />
other employees who serve our community by volunteering as coaches, helping on educational<br />
projects or serving on boards and commissions. We are indeed proud of our employees who not<br />
only work very hard at KIUC to keep the lights on, but work to support their community.<br />
KIUC remains committed to obtaining a high level of renewable energy to supply our members.<br />
It will take a lot of effort to achieve that goal, and this issue provides some insight into where we<br />
are heading with some of the projects. We often mention that the most benefit can be achieved<br />
through more efficient use of energy, and we include some things our members might consider<br />
using as alternatives.<br />
Thanks again to all of the candidates and members who participated in this year’s election<br />
process; you have helped in one of the core principles of a cooperative. Congratulations again to<br />
Allan Smith, Carol Bain and Jan TenBruggencate for having been selected to serve as directors by<br />
KIUC’s membership.<br />
Mahalo!<br />
Randall J. Hee<br />
President and CEO
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