#Hawaiian Electric

Gov. Josh Green welcomed a court ruling that limits attorney fees in Maui wildfire settlement claims, calling the decision an important step toward ensuring more recovery funds reach survivors and families directly impacted by the Aug. 8, 2023, Maui wildfires.

To maintain reliable service, Hawaiian Electric crews will be working to relocate 11 poles along Waiehu Beach Road between Kahekili Highway and Maka‘ala Drive, from Monday, June 15 to Saturday, July 4 from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Monday to Saturday. No service interruption is expected.

Starting today through June 30, Hawaiian Electric customers in need may apply for a one-time credit to reduce their energy bills under the Hawaiʽi Home Energy Assistance Program, or H-HEAP.

The Kūihelani Solar Phase 2 project needs to complete the permitting process before federal tax credits expire next year due to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

With forecasters projecting a busier-than-normal Central Pacific hurricane season, Hawaiian Electric is calling on customers across the islands to build emergency plans before the first storm threatens.

Hawaiian Electric started work this week to replace wooden poles with steel and composite fiberglass on a key stretch of Honoapi’ilani Highway that it calls the “first targeted area of critical pole hardening.”

Hawaiian Electric continues to closely monitor high winds and humidity levels in the Kawaihae and Waikoloa areas on Hawai‘i Island, as well as in West Maui and parts of Ōmaʻopio and Pūlehu in Kahului. If necessary, the company may implement its Public Safety Power Shutoff program within the next 24 hours and proactively shut off power in communities with high exposure to wildfire risk. 

The Maui County Council’s Government Relations, Ethics and Transparency Committee voted unanimously Tuesday to authorize an additional $240,000 in legal fees for Los Angeles-based special counsel Meyers Nave, bringing the firm’s total authorized compensation to $740,000 for work tied to litigation arising from the August 2023 Lahaina wildfires.

To maintain reliable service, Hawaiian Electric crews will be performing work along Piʻilani-Kula Highway near ʻUlupalakua Ranch Road at both intersections between mile markers 15 and 17 in Upcountry Maui on Tuesday, May 19, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

The countdown is on for the 13th Annual Hawaiʻi Energy Conference to be held at the Maui Arts & Cultural Center May 20 and 21, exploring the theme of Energy: Power, People and Place.

Hawaiian Electric is beginning the process to seek proposals of a large-scale renewable energy project for the island of Lāna‘i to reduce the use of imported fossil fuels, cut carbon emissions and stabilize rates. The company is hosting a community meeting to discuss these procurement efforts and collect community feedback on Tuesday, June 2, from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., at the Lāna‘i Filipino Clubhouse, 450 Jacaranda Street, Lāna‘i City.

Hawaiian Electric will begin replacing wooden utility poles along Honoapi’ilani Highway in Lahaina later this month as part of its wildfire risk reduction efforts on Maui. Work is scheduled to run from May 18 through the end of June between Kai Hele Kū Street and Aholo Road. The project involves swapping out 19 wooden poles […]

All the different components of Maui agriculture will come together on Saturday, May 30, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at War Memorial Special Events Field in Wailuku, as Maui County Farm Bureau (MCFB) and Maui 4-H Livestock Association hosts its 17th Maui AgFest & 4-H Livestock Fair.

In support of families and communities in need across its five-island service areas, Hawaiian Electric employees and the IBEW Local 1260 together raised more than $330,000 for Aloha United Way, Hawaiʻi Island United Way and local food banks during a workplace campaign in 2025.

Residents are encouraged to attend the monthly County of Maui Lahaina Community Meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, 2026, at the Lahaina Intermediate School cafeteria.

Hawaiian Electric crews will be removing retired streetlights along Puʻunēnē Avenue between Wākea Avenue to E. Kauaʻi Street in Kahului on Tuesday, April 28 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. No service interruptions are planned for this work.

“This Earth Day, take a good look at what’s plugged in to outlets around your home or business. What can be used less, turned off or unplugged to save energy?” said Rebecca Dayhuff Matsushima, Hawaiian Electric vice president of customer service. “Small changes that you make can make a big difference over time.”

Hawaiian Electric has received the 2026 Bronze Emergency Management Award from Chartwell Inc., a leading provider of utility industry research focused on customer-facing issues, which recognized the utility for modernizing its emergency communications in support of its Public Safety Power Shutoff program.

As part of its ongoing wildfire safety strategy, Hawaiian Electric will begin this month using unmanned aircrafts, or drones, for aerial inspections of its electrical infrastructure in identified wildfire risk areas throughout Maui. Inspections will continue through June 2026. 

Hawaiian Electric will be installing up to 125 acoustic seabird detectors on its poles in various locations across Maui starting Monday, April 20 to Monday, Nov. 30, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., weather permitting. Hawaiian Electric is installing the acoustic detectors to identify possible locations of seabird collisions that occur along power lines, if any, the company reports.