Public Utilities Commission

James Griffin ended his tenure as chair of the Public Utilities Commission on Friday, but he says there's plenty of work left to be done in Hawaiʻi. HPR's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.

The head of the Public Utilities Commission discusses the future of the Honua Ola wood-burning power plant on Hawaiʻi Island, and the role biomass may play in Hawaiʻi's energy future. The Conversation's Savannah Harriman-Pote has more.

The Conversation talked to Honua Ola President Warren Lee about the company’s options now that the Public Utilities Commission has given a thumbs down to the Big Island plant on the Hamakua Coast.

Gov. David Ige has appointed attorney Naomi Kuwaye to the three-member Public Utilities Commission. If approved by the state Senate, Kuwaye will fill the seat currently held by PUC Chair James "Jay" Griffin.

The state Public Utilities Commission this week is reconsidering its approval of the nearly-complete Honua Ola Bioenergy plant in Pepeʻekeo on Hawaiʻi Island. The four-day hearing seeks to answer two fundamental questions. HPR's Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi reports.

Customers who have not paid their bills because of the COVID-19 pandemic still kept their electricity and other utilities running. However, that may…

The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission denied a motion to reconsider its previous denial of a bidding waiver for a $350 million biomass plant.Honua Ola…

Utilities and alternative energy providers have felt the economic effects of the COVID-19 shutdowns. Demand has fallen, but both groups also hope to be…

HONOLULU — Customers of Hawaii's only regulated interisland cargo company will pay 46% more to ship goods under a new regulatory ruling.The Hawaii Public…

Supporters of the Honua Ola Bioenergy company held a rally Monday in an attempt to ward off an order that could permanently stop construction of the…