Exploring the history of downtown Honolulu’s power plant
Every day on my way to work, I see the deactivated Honolulu Power Plant sitting at the end of Alakea Street in downtown Honolulu, and I often wondered what the inside looked like. At the end of last year, our government and community relations, and corporate communications process area had the opportunity to tour the facility.
Lei Day and Merrie Monarch Festival celebrate culture and community
Today is Lei Day in Hawaii, one of many celebrations rooted in our state’s rich culture and diverse communities. Lei Day is about sharing aloha and honoring the relationships that connect us.
Shop Small & Support Local: Where to grab matcha in downtown Honolulu/Chinatown
Occasionally, when walking through downtown or driving in the area, I see our crews and contractors hard at work, and I’m always amazed at the time and effort they put into servicing our grid. I don’t know how to fix a vault or inspect manholes to support the area, but there is one thing I know a bit more about: matcha and the many local businesses in the neighborhood that make great lattes.
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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.”
