Cool tips to beat the summer heat
Hawaiian Electric offers helpful tips to help you beat the heat while saving energy. Here are some of my favorite tips I’ve implemented in my own life.
Fueling up on sunflowers with Pacific Biodiesel
In Hawaii, Pacific Biodiesel introduced a creative way to source clean energy straight from sunflowers.
Greatest of all time (GOAT) goat grazing on Maui
In partnership with Surfing Goat Dairy, it was the first time in our company’s 100-plus year history where we “employed” 15 goats to clear a 1-acre area next to one of our substations.
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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
Domonic Vespoli keeps Hawaiian Electric’s power plants and his ukulele tuned up
Maintenance Manager Domonic Vespoli grew up in Waianae. He said he would always pass Kahe Power Plant and be curious about what happened behind the gates.
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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.
Community
Quick tips for multi-factor authentication (MFA)
As a web support specialist at Hawaiian Electric, I speak to customers who experience issues accessing our Online Customer Service Center to view and pay their electricity bill.
Community
Cultivating a corporate culture of giving back
When I agreed to be among the 104 Hawaiian Electric volunteers at this year’s Okinawan Festival on Oahu in late August, it slipped my mind that it was during Labor Day weekend, and I had already signed up for a shift at our company’s annual golf tournament on Labor Day to benefit Aloha United Way.
Community, Energy Savings
Discounted tech to save energy for Hawaii residents
Working at Hawaiian Electric, I learned there are creative tech products with reduced prices available for Hawaii residents at the Hawaii Energy Marketplace.
Community
New features for Hawaiian Electric’s easy-to-use mobile app
Part of the reason why smartphones are so useful — besides internet connectivity, high-definition cameras, GPS, etc. — is because we’re able to install different apps on them.
Careers, Community, Education
Powering the future: Maui-based interns gain hands-on experience at power plant
To help more Maui residents build successful careers and continue to call our Hawaii islands home, Hawaiian Electric is debuting new workforce developments like the Maui Power Pathways Program as a solution.
Community, Electric Vehicles
Electric Garage Talk: Lisa’s switch to electric from Ewa Beach
For Lisa, driving has always been about practicality - starting with a no-frills Honda CR-X she inherited in college. Today, she’s trading gas for electrons with her new Honda Prologue, embracing the quiet power of electric driving on Oahu. In this candid interview, Lisa shares what inspired her switch to EVs, the cost-saving perks, and the real-life challenges of navigating Hawaii’s public charging network.
Community
A couple office wellness tips
Since August is National Wellness Month, I thought it might be helpful to share some of my recent experiences with trying to stay physically healthy while working in an office environment.
