Hawaiian Telcom intends to discontinue the provision of intrastate wireless telecommunications service on a resold basis in the State of Hawaii effective March 15, 2021. Initial notification letters to affected customers are being sent starting today, and future notifications via letter, e-mail, text messages and bill messages are planned from mid- December 2020 through March ...
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Hawaiian Electric’s walk-in payment centers in Honolulu, Kahului, Hilo, Kona and Molokaʽi, closed since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, will permanently shut their doors due to declining use and customers adapting to other payment options. The Division of Consumer Advocacy encourages the public to file comments on the matter. Specifically, whether it is ...
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https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/dbedt-news-release-hawaii-business-and-events-recognized-for-green-practices/ A resort on Hawaii Island that converted its gasoline-powered canal boats to electric propulsion, a Maui resort that increased its photovoltaic rooftop array to 2,138 panels to produce clean power, and another that switched to using municipally treated greywater to irrigate 14 acres of its property grounds are among the recipients of this year’s ...
Read More DBEDT: HAWAII BUSINESS AND EVENTS RECOGNIZED FOR GREEN PRACTICES
Responding to the Consumer Advocate’s request, the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ordered the suspension of disconnections of electricity, gas, telecommunications, water, and wastewater services due to non-payment. The PUC has ordered an extension of the suspension of service disconnections until December 31, 2020. The PUC emphasizes that customers should continue paying their bills to ...
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The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) granted Young Brothers (YB) temporary rate relief request, set forth in YB Motion for Relief, filed July 7, 2020. The PUC found that, in light of extraordinary circumstances, YB is entitled to its requested rate increase for the purposes of temporary rate relief. Read more about the Order here. For ...
Read More PUC Grants Young Brothers Temporary Rate Relief Request – Docket No. 2019-0117
The Public Utilities Commission is holding a status conference regarding Young Brothers’ Emergency Investigative Proceeding (Docket No. 2020-0084) on June 10, 2020. The YouTube link for viewing the status conference is: https://youtu.be/2NVv4OXDzFg Read the Status Conference Agenda here. Read the Notice for the conference here.