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Hawaiian Electric plans to deploy new technology, fortify infrastructure, minimize fire hazards and expand community partnerships to significantly reduce the risk of a wildfire started by its equipment, actions detailed in a new Wildfire Safety Strategy.
Hawaiian Electric is raising awareness about its drone operations after one of its contracted drones was purposely targeted and damaged while midair, downing the tool as it was being used to inspect overhead lines on Maui last week. As part of its ongoing wildfire safety strategy, Hawaiian Electric is using unmanned aircrafts, or drones, for aerial inspections within Maui County, Hawaii Island and Oahu to inspect its electrical infrastructure in identified wildfire risk areas.
Hawaiian Electric, University of Hawaii at Manoa’s Institute for Astronomy, and the Hawaii Space Grant Consortium invite students, families, and educators to celebrate the 23rd Annual Astronaut Lacy Veach Day of Discovery, a free STEM event with activity booths and workshops highlighting space exploration, Polynesian voyaging, rocketry, robotics coding and hands-on educational activities designed for students in grades PK-12.
Hawaiian Electric is in the process of notifying customers nearing the end of their seven-year enrollment period in certain company legacy rooftop solar export programs that they will soon be transitioned to the new Smart Renewable Energy program.
Students at Leihoku Elementary in Waianae returned to school last week with an additional layer of protection against wildfires. A 1,000-foot firebreak was cleared along the school’s fenceline recently thanks to a community-driven initiative funded by Hawaiian Electric.
Less than a year after the devastating wildfires on Maui, Hawaiian Electric and other parties have reached an agreement in principle to settle all tort claims that arose from the disaster.
Hawaiian Electric is hosting a free Community Resilience Fair at the Kealakehe High School cafeteria in Kailua-Kona on Monday, Aug. 19, from 4-7 p.m.
Hawaiian Electric is installing a network of weather stations in wildfire-prone areas to provide key information about wind, temperature and humidity to help the company better predict and respond to fire weather conditions.
Hawaiian Electric has released an updated version of its Electrification of Transportation (EoT) Strategic Roadmap that includes dozens of specific actions the company plans to undertake through 2030 to support the rapidly expanding electric vehicle market.
Hawaiian Electric has begun deploying a network of high-resolution video cameras using artificial intelligence (AI) technology to provide enhanced situational awareness and early detection of ignitions in elevated fire risk areas near company infrastructure. The public will also have access to the live feeds from any of the cameras.
Suspension of service disconnections for all Hawaiian Electric customers on Maui has been extended through at least Sept. 17, 2024, in accordance with the extension of Gov. Josh Green’s emergency proclamation.
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