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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiian Electric Company has announced Executive Vice President Robbie Alm will be leaving the company, effective Aug. 30. “Our company has gained so much from Robbie’s leadership in the community over the years so we understand and respect his decision to seek additional ways to contribute to our community,” said Dick Rosenblum, Hawaiian […]

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MEDIA RELEASE On May 31, 2013, the state Public Utilities Commission (PUC) issued decisions for Maui Electric’s 2012 rate case and the Hawaiian Electric Companies’ decoupling filings. Decoupling Adjustments The PUC also approved the annual revenue decoupling adjustments for the Hawaiian Electric utilities. First approved in Hawaii in 2010, decoupling is a regulatory model adopted […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The state Public Utilities Commission has approved a settlement between the Hawaiian Electric Companies and the sate Division of Consumer Advocacy resolving several pending regulatory proceedings. The settlement, originally filed with the PUC in January, called for Hawaii Electric Light Company to withdraw its 2013 rate case. As part of the settlement, Hawaiian […]

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MEDIA RELEASE PBS Hawaii has announced it has received capital campaign grants from three foundations to support the station’s first-ever new building campaign. The Harold K.L. Castle Foundation has pledged $150,000; Samuel N. and Mary Castle Foundation gave $75,000; and Cooke Foundation has donated $50,000. “We are grateful for the support of these foundations in […]

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MEDIA RELEASEE Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz has announced AeroVironment has been selected to help lead the way to a cleaner transportation future through an $820,000 contract from the Hawaii EV Ready Grants Program. The contract will fund the deployment of up to 320 AeroVironment 240-volt electric vehicle (EV) charging docks throughout the islands. Once deployment […]

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MEDIA RELEASE In a big step forward for the Hawaii Clean Energy Initiative, the state has issued a request for proposal (RFP) from companies and other interested organizations to conduct an environmental impact statement (EIS) for an undersea power cable connecting the islands of Lanai, Molokai, Oahu, and Maui. The undersea cable, which would connect […]

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