Need help paying your rent? Come to Waianae High School on May 7 from 3 to 6 pm. for in-person support in applying to the City’s Rental and Utility Relief Program. Translators will be there to make sure everyone has access to applications. If you are coming, bring your government photo ID (a state ID ...
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Important Events
Hawaiian Electric will hold a virtual community meeting on Thursday, March 31, 6:30 p.m., via Microsoft Teams and Facebook Live, to introduce its proposed battery energy storage system that would be located at the existing West Loch Solar facility in ʻEwa Beach. The 20-megawatt, 80 megawatt-hour BESS would provide clean, renewable replacement capacity to mitigate ...
Read More March 31 – Virtual Public Meeting on Proposed Battery Energy Storage at West Loch Solar in ʻEwa Beach
Check out DCCA’s National Consumer Protection Week Virtual Consumer Fair taking place virtually from March 7-11, 2022 at 10-11am HST. https://cca.hawaii.gov/ncpw/ Learn from experts on how to protect yourself from various scams and what you can do to become a smarter consumer. Here’s a line-up of the speakers: Debora Sanehira, DCCA’s own from the RICO ...
Read More March 7-11 – National Consumer Protection Week!
Hu Honua’s Evidentiary hearing is rescheduled to March 1, 2022, thru March 4, 2022.In Order No. 38215 the Commission lifted the suspension on this docket and resumed proceedings following the Supreme Court’s dismissal of Hu Honua’s Notice of Appeal in SCOT-22-0000024. Hu Honua, which does business as Honua Ola Bioenergy, has been seeking the PUC’s approval to ...
Read More March 1-4 – Evidentiary Hearing for Hu Honua and Hawaii Electric Light Company (Rescheduled)
Hawaiian Electric will be hosting a virtual public meeting seeking public input prior to filing draft RFP. To help meet Hawaii’s decarbonization goals, Hawaiian Electric will file a draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for firm renewable energy procurement for Oahu. Firm renewable energy differs from intermittent resources such as solar and wind in that it ...
Read More February 24 – Virtual public meeting on plans for firm renewable energy on Oahu
The STATE OF HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (“Commission”) will hold a virtual public hearing relating to the application of HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. for Commission approval to construct a 46 kilovolt (“kV”) overhead and underground line for the Honouliuli Wastewater Treatment Plant CEIP-46 46kV overhead sub-transmission line relocation project on the island of Oahu. The ...
Read More December 9 – Public hearing for HECO Application for Construction of Overhead and Underground Line (2021-0070)
With scam calls, phishing and more elaborate schemes on the rise, Hawaiʽi utilities are asking customers to remain vigilant as scammers ramp up their activity during the holidays. The warning comes on Utility Scam Awareness Day, a national event created to spotlight ripoffs aimed at utility customers. Hawaiian Electric, Hawaiian Telcom, Hawaiʻi Gas, Honolulu Board ...
Read More November 17 – Hawaiʻi utilities mark Utility Scam Awareness Day with warning to customers: Stay vigilant over the holidays!
The STATE OF HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (“Commission”) will hold a virtual public hearing relating to the application of HAWAII-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, for Commission approval of a general rate increase for wastewater collection, treatment, and disposal services to residents, condominiums, and commercials establishments in the Hawaii Kai area on the island of Oahu. The Commission ...
Read More November 17 – Pubic Hearing for Application of Hawaii-American Water Company for a General Rate Increase (2021-0063)
Kauaʻi Island Utility Cooperative and its renewable energy partner AES invite the public to a Zoom meeting to discuss the West Kauaʻi Energy Project: an innovative renewable energy project which will bring Kauaʻi to more than 80% renewable generation. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, November 9 at 4:30 pm and will feature an ...
Read More November 9 – West Kauai Energy Project Talk Story Tuesday
The STATE OF HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (“Commission”) will hold a virtual public hearing relating to the application of KALAELOA WATER COMPANY, LLC. (“KWC”) for Commission approval of a general rate increase and revised rules, regulations, and rates. The Commission will host the virtual hearing through WebEx for online and telephonic participation by all interested ...
Read More November 9 – Public Hearing For Kalaeloa Water Company Rate Case (2021-0005)