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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.
Qualified Hawaiian Electric customers in wildfire risk areas who are subject to preemptive power shutoffs would be eligible to receive a rebate for the purchase of backup power equipment, under a new company proposal.
Hawaiian Electric customers experiencing financial hardship due to the ongoing federal government shutdown may be eligible for interest-free monthly installment plans.
Hawaiian Electric has reached a historic clean energy milestone with the amount of customer-sited rooftop solar and battery storage connected to its grids surpassing 1 gigawatt of generating capacity -- the equivalent of about 100 million LED lightbulbs.
In collaboration UH Maui College and Hawaiian Electric recently recognized the first set of graduates of its Maui Power Pathways program on Aug. 29 that prepared participants for future opportunities at the Hawaiian Electric power generating stations, including a potential direct path to employment.
Convey, formerly Message Broadcast, a leading provider of customer engagement solutions for highly regulated industries, today announced the success of its partnership with Hawaiian Electric, further strengthening Convey’s role as a trusted partner to utilities nationwide.
Hawaiian Electric is focused on approving applications for residential rooftop solar and battery storage systems as quickly as possible as customers rush to finish installations before the early expiration of the Residential Clean Energy Tax Credit.
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 24th 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.
Admiral John Aquilino (U.S. Navy, Retired), who in a distinguished 40-year naval career held key leadership roles, most recently as commander of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command based in Hawaii, has been appointed to the board of directors of Hawaiian Electric.
Hawaiian Electric has made significant progress upgrading and replacing transformers, underground power cables, protective equipment and other infrastructure as part of a comprehensive, multiyear action plan to improve service to downtown Honolulu and Chinatown.
The new Hoohana Solar project started commercial operations on July 11, 2025, marking the completion of the first stage of grid-scale renewable energy systems brought online through a competitive bidding process initiated by Hawaiian Electric in 2018.
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