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Hawaiian Electric customers continued to add rooftop solar systems at a solid pace through the first six months of 2026 despite the loss of the residential federal clean energy tax credit at the start of the year.
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.
Hawaiian Electric has received the 2026 Bronze Emergency Management Award from Chartwell Inc., a leading provider of utility industry research focused on customer-facing issues, which recognized the utility for modernizing its emergency communications in support of its Public Safety Power Shutoff program.
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.
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