Quotes and Thoughts of the Week

"This project shines a light on the fact that every part of the community must be involved if we're going to achieve this goal of energy self-sufficiency."

- Governor Lingle, announcing the selection of Ameresco Pacific Energy to perform an investment grade energy audit of the housing authority's 67 federal sites located throughout the state. Read more.

"[We're] trying to get our life back on track and get out of this transitional shelter, into regular housing, where we can stabilize ourselves and it will be better for all of us."

- Tiffany Medeiros-Leong, a resident at Puahala Homes, sharing her work to become self-sufficient and move into permanent housing. Read more.

"When things are tight, you get back to what your core function is - the marketing that brings the revenue into the state."

- David Carey, Outrigger Enterprises president and CEO, sharing the Governor's focus on marketing to bolster the state's tourism industry. Read more.