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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.
As part of its ongoing wildfire safety strategy, Hawaiian Electric will begin this month using unmanned aircrafts, or drones, for aerial inspections of its electrical infrastructure in identified wildfire risk areas throughout Molokai. Inspections will continue through May 2026.
As part of its ongoing wildfire safety strategy, Hawaiian Electric is using unmanned aircrafts, or drones, for aerial inspections of its electrical infrastructure in identified wildfire risk areas on Hawaii Island, Maui County and Oahu. The drones play a critical role in the inspection process and the technology enables Hawaiian Electric to more quickly identify issues to prevent or lessen the risk of wildfires.
With the severe weather including thunderstorms and flash flooding forecast to arrive later in the week, Hawaiian Electric is proactively preparing to respond as it monitors developing weather conditions.
Hawaiian Electric customers should prepare for potential increases in energy costs in the coming months, driven by rising global oil prices linked to escalating geopolitical tensions, including the ongoing conflict involving Iran.
Hawaiian Electric is seeking community feedback on an initiative to help guide where future renewable generation projects should be sited.
Hawaiian Electric is alerting customers to a string of scams mostly targeting businesses on Oahu and Maui that are likely connected, including an incident last week involving a man who approached the front desk of a Waikiki hotel and warned that power would be shut off within an hour if payment was not made by calling “Hawaiian Electric.”
Hawaiian Electric achieved a 37% consolidated renewable portfolio standard in 2025, marking progress toward the 2030 RPS milestone of 40% — even as the company’s electricity demand grew at the highest rate in over 20 years.
With the severe weather including thunderstorms and flash flooding forecast for later in the week, Hawaiian Electric is proactively preparing to respond.
Performance Based Regulation (PBR) is a unique and innovative regulatory framework that incentivizes utility performance aligned with customer interest and public policy objectives.
Hawaiian Electric made significant progress in 2025 in its efforts to improve service to downtown Honolulu and Chinatown, replacing transformers, underground cables, and other infrastructure as part of a comprehensive, multiyear action plan.
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