#Utility Poles
Hawaiian Electric urges residents to prepare as above-average hurricane season approaches
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.
HECO installing sturdier replacement poles in Lahaina, with plans for limited underground lines
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.”
HECO reminds public that posting signs on utility poles is illegal, potentially dangerous
Attaching signs to utility poles is illegal and poses a safety hazard for utility workers, according to a reminder from Hawaiian Electric Co.
HECO conducting utility pole audit on Maui, Oʻahu and Hawaiʻi island
Hawaiian Electric Co. is conducting an inventory audit of attachments on utility poles throughout Maui, and Oʻahu and Hawai‘i island as well, according to an announcement. Work will begin in parts of West and Central Maui and continue later in South Maui and around the island through November.
20 acre Ukumehame fire 90% contained, 2 acre Launiupoko fire 100% contained, all Maui roads OPEN
By Wendy Osher (4:30p 8/11/10 Update): Battalion Chief Karl Kubo called the Ukumehame brush fire 90% contained. Crews will continue to monitor the area tonight. (Update: 9:45 a.m. 8/11/10) Maui firefighters are now conducting mop-up operations after two fires in West Maui forced the four hour closure of the Honoapiilani Highway last night. A fire […]
Honoapiilani Highway now OPEN after two fires: 1 at Launiupoko and 1 at Ukumehame
By Wendy Osher (Update: 9:45 a.m. 8/11/10) Maui firefighters are now conducting mop-up operations after two fires in West Maui forced the four hour closure of the Honoapiilani Highway last night. A fire at Ukumehame burned a total of 20 acres, while a separate blaze at Launiupoko burned an estimated 2 acres and burned two […]
Interim rate increase approved for MECO customers: average electric bills to increase between $5.21-$5.65 per month
The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Wednesday granted Maui Electric Company (MECO) an interim rate increase, effective August 1, 2010. The PUC approved an increase for customers on Maui, Molokai, and Lanai of 3.3%, or $10.3 million. The impact on a typical residential household in Maui County would be: Maui (600 kwh month): $5.43 per […]
