Hurricane Maria left Puerto Rico in the dark — 95 percent of the island remained without power Saturday — and Hawaii’s energy industry is taking notes on how to prepare the state’s energy system to bounce back if a similar storm were to hit. Read more
Hawaiian Electric Co. said Thursday that it has received dozens of reports of scam artists pressuring customers to pay overdue electrical bills by purchasing prepaid debit cards. Read more
Hawaiian Electric Co. said today that the electric utility has received dozens of reports of scam artists pressuring customers to pay overdue electric bills by purchasing prepaid debit cards. Read more
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The only solar program available that credits residents for the excess energy their solar systems send into the grid on Hawaii island has hit its limit. Read more
Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. announced Wednesday that the owner of an oil-fired power plant on Hawaii island has agreed to sell the facility to a private subsidiary of HEI. Read more
Pamela Burns, head of the Hawaiian Humane Society, was remembered by former colleagues Tuesday for her contagious compassion for animals and love for the people of Hawaii. Read more
Pamela Burns, president and CEO of the Hawaiian Humane Society, died at her home Monday night. She was 65-years-old. Read more
The typical household electrical bill for Oahu residents in September declined 40 cents from the previous month. Read more
Eight people were transported to Hilo Medical Center this morning after a fire broke out at the Kauhale Olu Apartments in Pepeekeo. Read more
A 56-year-old Honolulu man died after another vehicle struck him while he was riding his moped, police said. Read more
A San Francisco-based startup is working to map Oahu’s energy system. Read more
Roughly 35 percent of Molokai went on the market Thursday after Kailua-based Carvill Sotheby’s International Realty listed Molokai Ranch for $260 million. Read more
After a six-year wait, the developer seeking to build a solar farm in Kalaeloa was rejected by the state agency responsible for managing the land. Read more
With nearly 57,000 solar energy systems connected to Oahu’s electricity grid, a normal morning in Hawaiian Electric Co.’s control room today looks a lot different from how it did in 2010. Read more
Kahului-based Pacific Biodiesel has begun its second harvest of sunflower seeds that can be used to create biofuel. Read more
A Hawaii solar industry association released a report Friday saying the outlook for the industry is “cloudy” because of a lack of incentive programs and market instability. Read more
State regulators and the solar industry are seeking more input on Hawaiian Electric Co.’s $205 million grid modernization plan. Read more
Hawaiian Electric Co. said Wednesday it built a new electric vehicle fast-charger station in front of Max’s of Manila across the parking lot from the Costco in Iwilei. Read more
Gov. David Ige’s nominee to the panel that regulates Hawaii’s utilities was unanimously recommended by a Senate committee. Read more
Hawaiian Electric Co. submitted final plans to state regulators Tuesday seeking to make $205 million in upgrades to its energy systems on Oahu and Hawaii island and in Maui County over the next six years. Read more
Gov. David Ige’s nominee to the state agency that regulates Hawaii’s utilities was unanimously approved by a Senate committee today. Read more
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