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To enhance resilience, Hawaiian Electric in 2025 has replaced thousands of utility poles, trimmed vegetation, overhauled underground equipment and installed technology to reduce wildfire and outage risks across the five islands it serves.
With potentially less rainfall in the months ahead, Hawaiian Electric is encouraging customers across the state to take steps now to prepare their homes and families for potential wildfire and emergency conditions. The company is also continuing targeted efforts to strengthen its electric systems, including recently announced pole hardening work in Lahaina.
Hawaiian Electric has reached key milestones in its ongoing effort to modernize its Waiau Power Plant by replacing six aging, steam generators with smaller, efficient combustion turbine units.
Starting today through June 30, Hawaiian Electric customers in need may apply for a one-time credit to reduce their energy bills under the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program, or H-HEAP.
With an above-average hurricane season forecast for this year, Hawaiian Electric encourages customers to be prepared and have emergency plans in place.
Lightning strikes caused dozens out outages today across Oahu. Crews restored about 5,000 customers throughout the day; about 32,000 were without service as of 9 p.m., the majority in West Oahu.
Hawaiian Electric is beginning the process to seek proposals of a large-scale renewable energy project for the island of Lanai to reduce the use of imported fossil fuels, cut carbon emissions and stabilize rates.
As part of its ongoing efforts to reduce wildfire risks, Hawaiian Electric will begin its first targeted area of critical pole hardening in Lahaina along Honoapiilani Highway this month.
In support of families and communities in need across its five-island service areas, Hawaiian Electric employees and the IBEW Local 1260 together raised more than $330,000 for Aloha United Way, Hawaii Island United Way and local food banks during a workplace campaign in 2025.
Hawaiian Electric crews recently completed repairs to a key 138 kilovolt (kV) transmission line that carries electricity from Leeward Oahu to Windward Oahu, Waimanalo and East Honolulu.
On Earth Day, as oil prices are spiking, Hawaiian Electric urges customers to assess their energy use and find ways to reduce overall electricity demand.
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