In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, our offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025.
Employees In Our Community
At Hawaiian Electric, we strive to work with our communities to achieve a renewable energy future. Through volunteerism, financial support, and pursuing innovative initiatives, we will protect our aina, build community capacity and become a world leader in sustainability.
Throughout our long-standing partnerships with the community, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies, we contribute our people power and resources for a stronger, sustainable, and more resilient Hawaii.
Community Spotlight
Spreading holiday cheer as a green lightbulb
Sometimes the best opportunities to spread holiday cheer come when you least expect them! On Saturday, Dec. 7, 2024, Hawaiian Electric joined other organizations to help kick off the holidays in Honolulu at the 40th annual Honolulu City Lights!
Emily Miyashiro, a digital communications and social media specialist, was planning on livestreaming the Honolulu City Lights Electric Light Parade on the company’s Facebook page. However, due to a last-minute cancellation, she was asked to step in as the green lightbulb and join the other walkers in the parade!
FIRST LEGO League State Championship
On Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, our employees on Oahu volunteered at the FIRST LEGO League State Championship at McKinley High School! The FIRST LEGO League is a robotics program that teaches students, ages 9-14, to work on a team and engage in research, problem-solving, coding, engineering, robotics, and cheering. At this event, our employees helped set up, served as judges, and helped with crowd control.
4th Annual Heroes and Helpers Event
On Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, our Hawaii Island employees joined Catholic Charities Hawaii, the Hilo Target Store, and various first responder agencies in bringing gifts and holiday joy to teens and young keiki at the 4th annual “Heroes and Helpers” event. Each youth was gifted a $125 Target gift card made possible through donations from sponsors including Catholic Charities Hawaii and Target Corporation.
Downtown Hilo Christmas Lights Parade
Our Big Ben Toys for Tots train is back for the holidays! This past Saturday, Nov. 30, 2024, our Hawaii Island employees joined the Hilo community in kicking off the holiday season at the 2024 Downtown Hilo Christmas Lights Parade. Our employees and their friends and families joined Big Ben to march through downtown Hilo to spread holiday cheer and joy!
Seabird Aid Program
Our employees on Oahu volunteered with the Hawaii Wildlife Center (HWC) to support the Oahu Seabird Aid program on Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024! HWC has provided aid to downed seabirds on Oahu since 2017. Their staff works with various drop-off locations and their veterinary partners examine, stabilize, and release birds.
Kakoo Oiwi Workday
On Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, our Kakou Employee Resource Group (ERG) coordinated a community workday for our employees and their ohana at Kakoo Oiwi on Oahu! At this event, 46 volunteers helped to malama aina by pulling weeds and caring for the dryland kalo patch!
44th Annual Keiki Fishing Tournament
Our employees on Maui volunteered at the Lahaina Yacht Club’s 44th annual Keiki Fishing Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 9, 2024, at the Kaanapali Golf Course Pond. At this event, our employees helped weigh the fish, and the kids had the opportunity to catch a variety of fish, including tilapia! The keiki had a two-hour time period to make their catches and try to win the prizes for their age categories!
Community Events
Volunteers from Hawaiian Electric participate in various events in support of our community. Check out our community events.
