This trade organization seeks to develop beneficial collaborations which innovate re-use of existing infrastructure and industrial systems to reduce lifecycle greenhouse gases relative to imported petroleum energy and food products, support the state’s economic development through use of agricultural land for agribusiness activities,improve resident as well as visitor quality of life, integrate and support Hawaii’s visitor industry through meaningful eco-tourism, and apply science and data-based best practices to re-use waste as well as restore agricultural land, watersheds, and indigenous ecosystems.

Recognizing that no industry survives in isolation,HBeTO works to find constructive and proactive paths for green fuels and local food development and consumption that include reasonable compensation mechanisms for the contributions made to the supply chain  by local businesses sharing these common business interests.

HBeTO engages in state-level business, legislative, and regulatory forums with the explicit intent of collaborating with all stakeholders willing to work cooperatively toward food and fuel’s intersection with the State of Hawaii’s clean energy future.

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