Hawaiian Electric Company

Hawaiian Electric customers in areas that experience frequent windstorms and droughts could have their power cut off when dry conditions prove hazardous. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote consulted with officials to learn what the program could mean for about 48,000 customers on Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island and throughout Maui County.

Hawaiian Electric has a new wildfire prevention program that may cut off power in some communities; FestPAC preparations are underway in Waimānalo

The $250 million loan will help the utility bolster its financial ability as it faces litigation following the Aug. 8 wildfires on Maui. Money will also be used for wildfire mitigation on all islands it provides power to.

Overgrowth of albizias along the base of the Koʻolau mountains interfered with the utility's transmission lines, which carry electricity from Windward Oʻahu to East Honolulu.

Hawaiian Electric has rebuilt a backup power line to West Maui that can feed electricity to about 11,000 people. The line serves as a redundancy in case one of the other lines or circuits goes out of service.

Maui customers won't have their electricity disconnected at least until July 2, after the emergency proclamation on wildfires was extended.

Gov. Josh Green has put together a Hawaiʻi Climate Advisory Team to study policies for disaster prevention. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on what that means for the state.

One of the bills dying in this legislative session would have allowed Hawaiian Electric to issue ratepayer-backed bonds — a process called securitization — to pay for wildfire mitigation efforts. State Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole spoke with The Conversation about the measure, as well as HECO's future.

The One ʻOhana fund is a $175 million settlement program for families of the 101 people who were killed in last year’s Maui wildfires, or for people who were hospitalized and severely injured from the disaster.

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