Hawaii Green Job Growth

While Hawaii's unemployment rate is lower than the national average by a few percentage points, the recent boost in tourism doesn't seem to be causing any change. That's why news on an expansion in the "green"job sector over the next two years is so welcome. According to the state's Department of Labor and Industrial Relations (DLIR), there will be a 26 percent boost which equates to 14,000 new jobs.

To dig a little deeper into this statistic so we understand what it really means, it helps to know what exactly constitutes a "green" job. According to the DLIR, a "green" job is any that is related to renewable energy and energy efficiency. So that includes solar, hydropower, geothermal, and wind energy, among others. Some of this growth is already evident on Maui. Solar is beginning to boom in certain parts of the island, such as North Shore real estate, which includes an ever-growing number of Haiku homes with solar power. In the report, there are also larger categories within the sector, such as construction, agriculture and professional resources.

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