The Conversation: Rising electric bills; Green Fee

By Catherine Cruz

Published May 7, 2026 at 10:20 AM HST

Jim Kelly, Hawaiian Electric Company, on rising electric bills and how to adjust your electricity payments | Full Story
Hiro Toiya, FEMA Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) Leader for Region 9, talks about storm recovery efforts | Full Story
HPRʻs Ashley Mizuo reports on how it's the first year lawmakers had to decide how to spend revenue from The Green Fee | Full Story
Neal Milner takes The Long View on national changes over the past 50 years | Full Story

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