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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.
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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.
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Customers who have not paid their bills because of the COVID-19 pandemic still kept their electricity and other utilities running. However, that may…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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KAILUA-KONA — A Hawaii ocean shipping firm requesting federal coronavirus relief funding will continue operations under a reduced schedule and move its…
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KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission plans to conduct an emergency investigation into the financial condition of an ocean shipping…
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WAILUKU — The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission has approved the first base-rate increase in six years by Maui Electric Company Ltd., officials said.The…