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Our team is active in our communities and passionate about accelerating renewable energy independence in Pacific Island Countries and Territories. Read more about our impact in the posts below.
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Mana Pacific Wins Top Two Awards at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Community Power Accelerator PitchFest
On May 23rd, Mana Pacific’s Energy Policy and Project Manager Sierra Jackovics, joined by their Programs Management Director Olga Reym, presented at the U.S. Department
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Mana Pacific Co-Hosts Second Cohort of the Blue Planet Alliance 100% Renewable Energy Fellowship in Honolulu
From May 5-11th, Mana Pacific co-hosted and facilitated the second cohort of Blue Planet Alliance‘s Fellowship Program, which aims to provide tangible resources and action
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Mana Pacific Development Team Members, Sierra Jackovics and Bryce Barbier, Complete ASU LEAPS Microgrid Boot Camp
As Earth Week comes to an end, Mana Pacific is highlighting two of their development team members, Sierra Jackovics and Bryce Barbier, for attending and completing the ASU
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Mana Pacific Presents with Guam Power Authority at the 2024 Guam Clean Energy Transition Conference
This week, Mana Pacific traveled to Guam for the 2024 Guam Clean Energy Transition Conference, organized by the Guam Power Authority (GPA). This conference invites stakeholders
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Award-Winning Mana Pacific Inc Appoints New Board Chair
Link To PR Newswire Article KIHEI, Hawaii, March 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Mana Pacific, Inc. announced that the company’s Board of Directors has appointed Honorable Katherine Hammack as
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Project Finance Specialist, Bryce Barbier, Travels to Pohnpei as part of the Professional Fellows Program’s Oceania Reciprocal Exchange
In January, Bryce Barbier, Mana Pacific’s Project Finance Specialist, traveled to Pohnpei, one of four states within the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), as part
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Mana Pacific’s UN, Energy Policy, and Project Manager Sierra Jackovics Presents at the U.S. Department of Energy National Community Solar Partnership Annual Summit
What is the potential scale of community solar’s impact and how can we achieve it? The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)’s National Community Solar Partnership Annual Summit took
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Mana Pacific Approved as Private Sector Partner on UN DESA Partnerships for the SDGs Platform
As of January 15th, 2024, Mana Pacific has been approved and officially published on the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA)
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Reflecting on COP28: Takeaways for Small Island Developing States in the Pacific
Representing vulnerable nations on the frontlines of climate change, Pacific leaders assembled at the 28th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on
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Mana Pacific Signs MOU for the Mini-Grids Renewable Solar Electricity Project across the Lau Group Outer Islands in Fiji
November 19, 2023 – Mana Pacific is proud to announce that today they are joining forces with the Lau Provincial Council to initiate the Mini-Grids Renewable Solar
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Mana Pacific Participates in and Presents at the “Accelerating Clean Energy Transitions and Resilience in Pacific Island Countries (PICs)” Regional Workshop in Fiji
Bula! This November, members of the Mana Pacific team traveled to Fiji to actively participate in the “Accelerating Clean Energy Transitions and Resilience in Pacific
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Sierra Jackovics from Mana Pacific Featured on Samuel Lawrence Foundation’s First Friday Series, “How Hawaii Did It”
Mana Pacific was invited to join the Samuel Lawrence Foundation’s First Friday Series panel, “How Hawaii Did It,” which focuses on the State of Hawaii’s
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Mana Pacific Wins Phase II and Progresses to Phase III of the Department of Energy’s Community Power Accelerator Prize
On November 1st 2023, Mana Pacific became one of six initial Phase 2 winners in the American-Made Program Community Power Accelerator Prize, a competition organized
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Mana Pacific Co-Hosts and Presents at the Blue Planet Alliance Fellowship Program in Honolulu, HI
This October 15-20th in Honolulu, Hawaii, Mana Pacific was honored to be a partner and co-host of the Blue Planet Alliance Fellowship Program, which hosted
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Sierra Jackovics from Mana Pacific Helps Organize and Moderate the Annual Women in Renewable Industries and Sustainable Energy (WRISE) Leadership Forum
From October 10-12, Mana Pacific’s UN, Energy Policy, and Project Manager, Sierra Jackovics, was in Minneapolis, Minnesota with the Women of Renewable Industries and Sustainable
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Mana Pacific Attends and Supports New York Climate Week 2023 with Partner Blue Planet Alliance
Mana Pacific’s UN, Energy Policy, and Project Manager, Sierra Jackovics, represented the company in New York City for the highly anticipated New York Climate Week.
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Mana Pacific Signs MOUs with Mataqali Tribes in Fiji for Community Solar Projects on Viti Levu
Bula! On June 19th, 2023 in Suva, Fiji, Mana Pacific signed Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with Last Light Fiji Pte Ltd, as well as the
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Sierra Jackovics from Mana Pacific Featured on the Solar Maverick Podcast: “Accelerating the Adoption of Renewable Energy in the Pacific Islands”
Sierra Jackovics, Mana Pacific’s UN, Energy Policy, and Project Manager, was invited to do an episode on the Solar Maverick Podcast. The Solar Maverick Podcast
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Mana Pacific Programs Management Director, Olga Reym, Featured on Pacific Edge’s Women in Business TV Series
From June 9th to 11th, Mana Pacific’s Controller and Programs Management Director, Olga Reym, did a fantastic segment on Pacific Edge Magazine’s HINow 3-Day Series