The USNA Alumni Association held a brown-bag lunch on Veterans Day, 2009 at the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Hall located at the Disabled Amerian Veterans Center in Honolulu as part of an on-going series of lectures highlighting Navy alumni contributions to the local commmunity. The lunch was attended by members of both Ivy League and service academy alumni groups, including Harvard, Penn, Columbia, and Princeton.
The lunch meeting was organized by Mark Piscioneri (USNA '77) of HIEV. Ted Peck (USNA '88), the Hawaii State Energy Administrator, spoke about the Governor's Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative and other efforts to "clean and green" Hawaii's environment and economy. Rear Admiral Dixon Smith (USNA '83), the Commander of Navy Region Hawaii, attended as part of the US Pacific Command's Pacific Energy Partnership Strategic Council. That group is advancing PACOM's committment to support and partcipate in the state's sustainability efforts.
After Mr. Peck's presentation, the attendees were given a live demonstration of the Coulomb Technologies "ChargePoint" networked EV charging station. HIEV is the exclusive Hawaii representative for Coulomb Technologies products and services.
Ted Peck, Hawaii State Energy Administrator, speaks to a group of Ivy League and service academy alumni at the Honolulu Disabled American Veterans Center on Veterans Day, 2009. Mr. Peck, a 1988 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, spoke about the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative.
Three graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy Ted Peck '88, Mark Piscioneri '77, and Rear Admiral Dixon Smith '83 meet on Veteran's Day at a green energy event. The Coulomb Technologies "Chargepoint" networked EV charging station can be seen in the background. HIEV is the exclusive dealer for "Chargepoint" in Hawaii.
