The Federal Communications Commission has recently adopted rules designating this new phone number for Americans in crisis to connect with suicide prevention and mental health crisis counselors. The transition, which will take place over the next two years, will result in phone service providers directing all 988 calls to the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline ...
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On March 16th, a status conference was held to discuss Hawaiian Electric’s Initial Update regarding the AES coal plant transition plan. The Commission held the status conference to (1) review Hawaiian Electric’s Initial Status Update regarding the transition plan for the retirement of the AES coal plant on Oahu, filed on March 5, 2021, in ...
Read More Status Conference to Discuss Hawaiian Electric’s Initial Update regarding the AES coal plant transition plan for Oahu (Docket No. 2021-0024)
Members of the public are encouraged to participate in an informational virtual community meeting to learn about the West Kauaʻi Energy Project; an innovative pumped-storage hydro and irrigation project coupled with solar and battery storage being undertaken by KIUC and its renewable energy partner, AES. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 31 starting ...
Read More March 31 – Virtual Meeting to Discuss West Kauaʻi Energy Project
Hawaiian Electric crews will be performing utility work March 16, to replace two wooden poles with self supporting steel poles along Kamehameha Highway in Pearl City. The work from 8:30 am. to 3p.m. will require closure of two right westbound lanes near Kuleana Road through the Sears Distribution Center. Traffic signs and cones will mark ...
Read More Utility work in Pearl City to affect westbound traffic on Kamehameha Highway 3/16
KIUC members in Hanalei are being advised of a scheduled outage on Saturday, March 13, beginning at 9:00 a.m. The outage area includes members in Ching Young Village up to Waikoko and will include members on Weke Road. The outage is necessary so crews can complete repair work related to an outage that occurred on ...
Read More Scheduled outage in Hanalei – Saturday, March 13.
Kaua‘i Island Utility Cooperative (KIUC) members from Hanalei to Hāʻena are being advised to prepare for extended periods without power if outages occur while Kuhio Highway remains closed. KIUC will be using all available means of communication to keep customers informed about current outages, safety alerts, and timeframes for restoration, if known. The KIUC Facebook ...
Read More KIUC customers from Hanalei to Hāʻena – prepare for extended periods without power
The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has extended the suspension of termination or disconnection of regulated utility services due to non-payment and/or assessment of other charges through May 31, 2021. The Division of Consumer Advocacy encourages customers to contact their utility to work out payment arrangements, continue paying their bills to the extent possible during this ...
Read More Moratorium on disconnections of regulated utility services for nonpayment extended through May 31, 2021 (Docket No. 2020-0209)
Hawaiian Electric crews will be performing utility work along Kamehameha Highway fronting Kahuku District Park from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 10, and Thursday, March 11. Crews will be doing maintenance work on a utility pole, which will affect the mauka southbound lane of Kamehameha Highway fronting Kahuku District Park. Traffic will be ...
Read More Utility work in Kahuku to affect traffic Wed. & Thurs March 10 and 11
While in Hawaii most of us don’t have to deal with Artic blasts, odds are we know someone experiencing the icy chill of winter. Winter weather means scammers aren’t far behind with weather-related scams. Scammers know severe weather may have shut off your electricity, heat, and/or water and might pose as your utility company. They ...
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Hawaiian Electric crews will be replacing a utility pole and related equipment along Kalaniana’ole Highway in Waimanalo on Thursday and Friday, Jan. 28-29. On both days, the work will close a single lane of Kalanianaole Highway in the Kailua-bound direction between Wailea and Pu’uone streets fronting the Waimanalo Post Office, and traffic contraflowed from 8:30 ...
Read More Traffic Advisory: single lane closure, Kalaniana’ole Highway in Waimanalo Jan. 28 & 29, from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m