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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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Keep holiday traditions alive for future generations

December 8, 2025 | Shannon Tangonan

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!

December 5, 2025 | Shannon Tangonan

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

Dedicated volunteers make the holidays brighter

November 26, 2025 | Sharon Higa

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.

Community, Recipes

V’s Italian Meatball recipe

November 21, 2025 | Ian Brizdle

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

November 7, 2025 | Jennifer Ecklund

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

October 29, 2025 | Donica Kaneshiro

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.

Community

From “No Can” to “How Can”: The power of relationships in Lahaina

October 15, 2025 | Michaellyn “Mikey” Burke

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)

October 7, 2025 | Kyle Nakanishi

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

October 2, 2025 | Shannon Tangonan

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

September 30, 2025 | Andrew Millard

Working at Hawaiian Electric, I learned there are creative tech products with reduced prices available for Hawaii residents at the Hawaii Energy Marketplace.