Haleakala Solar

Specialties

38 years experience in the solar industry. We have in-​house licensed, insured and bonded installation teams for all your solar needs. We offer Solar A/​C; Solar Attic Fans; Solar Hot Water; Solar PV; Solar Pool Heating; DC Pumps: Off-​Grid Systems and Battery Storage, Service and Maintenance.

History

Established in 1977.

No More Hot Water!

Back in the 70’s, Haleakala Solar founder, Jim Whitcomb, working as a plumber at a golf course, came home after a hard day of work, ready for a nice shower and realized he had no hot water. He called his landlord, and told him all the water he was getting was cold. Mr. Toba, a long-​time local, came over and pointed to a box on the roof and exclaimed in his broken English, «No more sun, no more hot water».

The Light Bulb Goes Off!

Mr. Toba went on to explain how the home-​made device, copper tubes sandwiched between old window panes connected to a water tank sitting on a rotting wooden stand, used the sun to create hot water. Jim touched the tubes and pulled immediately back from the heat. The proverbial light bulb went off in his head. «Holy cow, this actually works», he thought. And that was it. Jim’s solar energy journey had begun.

Mechanically inclined and good with his hands, Jim built his first solar system in 60 days and has been in business ever since.

Meet the Business Owner

Jim W.

Business Owner

Surfer Dude To Solar Man!

When Jim looks back on his life, before he was introduced to Mr. Toba’s home-​made energy making contraption, he smiles. Back then he was a long-​haired hippie surfer, involved in environmental causes like Save Our Surf, a group dedicated to preserving reefs and pristine shorelines from unscrupulous developers. In a weird twist of fate, here he is years later, using inspiration he got from an amateur backyard inventor, still helping the environment and along with it, thousands of other lives as well.

Ten Thousand Solar Systems Later!

Haleakala Solar has been in business for over 38 years and has installed over ten thousand solar energy systems with satisfied customers all over the state of Hawaii. They believe servicing systems is just as important as installing them. They are a one-​stop shop and service anything solar-​energy related. Haleakala Solar stands behind their work, and are one of the few solar companies in the state to have been around long enough!