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, 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
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.
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.
About Us, Electric Vehicles
Boxy, balky and unloved, MARS II was early vehicle for EV exploration
While electric vehicles are a common sight today, their road to acceptance started more than 100 years ago. Back in 1899, Hawaiian Electric promoted electric cars as a sensible replacement for horses, declaring “electricity holds as unquestioned a superiority in the matter of lighting as it does in the matter of transportation.”
