Dedicated volunteers make the holidays brighter
During the holiday season, drivers heading east on the H-1 Freeway past the Koko Head cutoff can see the Puu O Kaimuki Park Christmas tree twinkling colorfully in the night skies. It’s a sight that draws gasps of delight and inspires feelings of joy and hope.
New paint, new lights, more memories: Big Ben brings holiday cheer to Hilo
The Downtown Hilo Christmas Lights Parade has always been a staple holiday tradition for me and the Hilo community, signaling the beginning of the holiday season with festive lights, music, and massive floats of Christmas decorations.
Electric Garage Talk: Cynthia and her IONIQ, Esther
When Cynthia Carlton-Jarmon first learned to drive on her family’s farm in North Carolina — driving tractors, pickup trucks at nine, and school buses in high school — she never imagined she’d one day be zipping around Oahu in a sleek electric vehicle (EV) named Esther.
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Community, Emergency Preparedness, Safety
Are you prepared for a tsunami?
April is Tsunami Awareness Month in Hawaii, a time to focus on staying prepared and educating our communities so that everyone knows what to do during a tsunami. Since there is no official tsunami season, it’s especially important that we are always ready!
Community
Meet the 2025 Kokua Community Champions: Alexander Lim & John Gomes
The Kokua Community Champion Service Award honors individual employees at HEI and Hawaiian Electric who’ve demonstrated exemplary volunteer service over the past year and rewards them by donating $1,000 to a charitable organization of their choice.
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Community
Meet the 2025 Kokua Community Champions: Alisha Medeiros & Rena Hwang
The Kokua Community Champion Service Award honors individual employees at HEI and Hawaiian Electric who’ve demonstrated exemplary volunteer service over the past year and rewards them by donating $1,000 to a charitable organization of their choice.
Community
Meet the 2025 Kokua Champions: Ellen Nashiwa & Chelsey Nabor
The Kokua Community Champion Service Award honors individual employees at HEI and Hawaiian Electric who’ve demonstrated exemplary volunteer service over the past year and rewards them by donating $1,000 to a charitable organization of their choice.
Community
Coming Together to Fight Hunger in Hawaii
For many people, the holiday season is a time for family to gather around a table, share gratitude and enjoy a delicious meal together. But for those facing food insecurity, this time of year can look very different.
Community
Keep holiday traditions alive for future generations
The end-of-year holiday season is a wonderful, yet stressful time of year. As far back as I can remember, my mother loved Christmas — the decorating, the baking and taking photos with Santa and the grandkids at the mall.
Community, Fraud Protection
Hawaiian Electric to customers: Don’t get scammed!
Right after receiving a Utility Scam Awareness email from Hawaiian Electric, a friend of mine alerted me to a call he received from “Hawaii Electric Company,” letting him know he is due a “refund” and the scammer asked for financial information for his “reimbursement.”
Community, Recipes
V’s Italian Meatball recipe
Every year, Hawaiian Electric publishes a cookbook to benefit our United Way giving campaign. The theme for our 2026 United Way cookbook is “Generations of Grinds: Years of Tasty Traditions”, celebrating our recipes that have been passed down through the generations.
Community, Electric Vehicles
Electric Garage Talk: Cynthia and her IONIQ, Esther
When Cynthia Carlton-Jarmon first learned to drive on her family’s farm in North Carolina — driving tractors, pickup trucks at nine, and school buses in high school — she never imagined she’d one day be zipping around Oahu in a sleek electric vehicle (EV) named Esther.
Community
From “No Can” to “How Can”: The power of relationships in Lahaina
As Hawaiian Electric’s West Maui Community Liaison, a recent volunteer workday with community partners to protect Lahainaluna High School with a firebreak reminded me that our community relationships continue to be the strongest infrastructure that we build together across our islands.
