Maui-based Hawaii Pacific Solar was founded in 2008 after the company, which was in real estate development and had no experience in the solar business, was asked for advice. "Some guys came to us, they had put an application in to Maui Electric Co. for a solar farm," Robert Johnston, president and CEO of Hawaii Pacific Solar, recalled. "They really weren't getting anywhere, and they asked us to take a look at it ... so we decided to form Hawaii Pacific Solar in order to pursue utility-scale...
