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Dedicated volunteers make the holidays brighter

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

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

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, Outages, Residential

Some first-generation Mililani kids, homes and utility lines nearing age 50

June 18, 2025 | Michelle Orian-Lau

Growing up in a young master-planned community, it was typical for every fourth house on your street to look almost exactly like yours. What wasn’t typical was seeing a utility pole in your neighborhood since Castle & Cooke developed Mililani with the utilities underground. But the aging electrical infrastructure has started to cause frequent outages in some older neighborhoods.

Community, Outages

Crews upgrade power cables in Nanakuli to address outages

May 8, 2025 | Shannon Tangonan

As a communications specialist, it’s part of my job to monitor outages and at times field calls from local media outlets. Unfortunately, we respond to inquiries about outages in some areas more frequently than others. Of late, Nanakuli has had more than its fair share of outages. It’s why our company has embarked on a major project to replace direct-buried cables that are at the root of the problem.

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