There must be something innovative in the water: Hawaiian Electric is deploying Maui’s first first large standalone load-shifting BESS (coming in at 40 MW/160 MWh) to retire an oil-fired power plant. And the state’s Department of Hawaiian Home Lands is seeking $15 million over three years to ID geothermal resources across Hawaii. Asking for a friend: Is a trip to Maui for “Energy Central research purposes” a tax write-off?