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📣 Happening soon! Join KEY Project and the Hawai‘i State Energy Office (HSEO) for a community conversation on the future...
08/24/2026

📣 Happening soon! Join KEY Project and the Hawai‘i State Energy Office (HSEO) for a community conversation on the future of energy in Waimānalo and the Ko‘olau Region as Hawai‘i works toward 100% renewable energy by 2045.

🗓 Thursday, September 3, 2026 | 5:30 – 8:00 PM
📍 Waimānalo District Park | Grace Adviento Waimānalo Multipurpose Room | 41-415 Hihimanu Street, Waimānalo, HI 96795

Learn how Hawai‘i is working toward 100% renewable energy by 2045, ask questions, and share your mana‘o.

Dinner provided • All are welcome • Scan the QR code to preregister or visit linktr.ee/hseo_outreach

KEY Project

Over the weekend, destructive winds from Hurricane Lala took out transmission lines across the state.Hawaiian Electric r...
08/19/2026

Over the weekend, destructive winds from Hurricane Lala took out transmission lines across the state.

Hawaiian Electric reported about 117,000 customers were left without power Monday morning due to the impacts of the storm. Crews made significant progress in restoring power to affected customers across Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi Island and Maui County overnight. More than 40,000 of the utility's customers were still without power as of this morning. 95% of impacted customers are expected to be restored by Friday, except for certain remote and damaged areas of South Hawaiʻi Island.

In order to cope with the outages, HECO announced that it would be receiving reinforcements from utility companies on the continent — something that has never been done before, according to HECO spokesperson Darren Pai.

Pai spoke with HPR to deliver power recovery updates across the islands.

Vast thanks to the crews working tirelessly across the state as the recovery operation continues.

https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/local-news/2026-08-15/thousands-of-heco-customers-are-without-power-due-to-winds-from-hurricane-lala

https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/the-conversation/2026-08-17/heco-to-receive-help-from-mainland-workers-to-restore-power-after-lala

Hawaiian Electric Hawaiʻi Public Radio

Report any outages to HECO online or by phone so crews are aware and stay safe.
Oʻahu: 1-855-304-1212
Hawaiʻi Island: 1-855-304-9191
Maui County: 1-855-304-8181

Photo: Hawaiian Electric crews worked to repair power lines that were knocked down by a fallen tree in Kalihi Valley on O‘ahu during Tropical Storm Lala. (HPR)

Applications are now open for coastal, remote, and island communities to join the Energy Technology Innovation Partnersh...
08/15/2026

Applications are now open for coastal, remote, and island communities to join the Energy Technology Innovation Partnership Project (ETIPP)—a U.S. Department of Energy program that helps local leaders plan for and develop more affordable, reliable, and secure energy systems.

ETIPP connects local governments, community organizations, and other groups with regional and national energy experts to improve energy resilience through strategic energy planning and deep-dive technical assistance. As ETIPP’s regional partner for Hawai‘i and the Pacific, the Hawai‘i State Energy Office understands the local energy landscape, and we’re prepared to support you every step of the way—from preparing to submit your application, to collaborating during your project, and beyond.

Communities must meet with a regional partner before applying, so if you’re interested in learning about how ETIPP can support your community’s energy goals, please contact Eric Sippert at [email protected] to learn more before the Nov. 18 application deadline.

Find more details about the program on the ETIPP website: https://bit.ly/ETIPPApp2026.

Meet Eric Sippert, HSEO’s Energy Partnerships Program ManagerAfter completing his doctorate at the University of Massach...
08/14/2026

Meet Eric Sippert, HSEO’s Energy Partnerships Program Manager

After completing his doctorate at the University of Massachusetts and fellowships at the Environmental Law & Policy Center and Clean Energy Leadership Institute, Eric joined the Hawaiʻi Public Utilities Commission as a Utility Analyst. He joined HSEO in 2024 and serves as the Energy Partnerships Program Manager, with regional responsibility for ETIPP, the Energy Technology Innovation Partnership Project.

Applications are now open for the next cohort of ETIPP, which connects local governments, organizations, utilities, and other groups with national laboratories and regional partners including HSEO to improve the affordability, reliability, and security of their energy systems.

Contact [email protected] or visit https://bit.ly/ETIPPApp2026 to learn more.

"Hawai‘i’s clean energy future is important to me because remote island communities face unique energy challenges. Hawai‘i demonstrates how stakeholders can collaborate at multiple scales to advance a resilient and reliable energy future. "

“On Tuesday and Wednesday last week, JERA hosted a pair of open house events as part of a public outreach process requir...
08/10/2026

“On Tuesday and Wednesday last week, JERA hosted a pair of open house events as part of a public outreach process required by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission before filing a formal application. At Wednesday’s event, at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center, JERA representatives presented facts about various facets of the proposed facility.

“As the JERA proposal and representatives explained, the project would import liquefied natural gas to O‘ahu via tanker ships, which would be stored in an offshore floating fuel storage unit, which would also regasify the fuel, converting it from a liquid form back to gas. The fuel would then be delivered by an underwater pipeline to the power plant itself, located in Kapolei, which would burn the fuel, generating electricity to be sent throughout O‘ahu through the existing power grid.

“Nothing’s 100% in this world,” [JERA Vice President of Development Erik] Montague said. “We’re very confident right now that this makes sense. Working through this process, making sure we’ve answered all of the technical and safety concerns in a way that the regulators are comfortable with, and the people here are comfortable with — that’s a process that we have to go through before we get to certainty.”

billion facility in Kapolei could go online by 2030.

Meet Scott Marshall, HSEO’s Energy Economics SpecialistScott is directly involved in data analysis related to fuel suppl...
08/09/2026

Meet Scott Marshall, HSEO’s Energy Economics Specialist

Scott is directly involved in data analysis related to fuel supply and energy pricing in Hawaiʻi, with responsibility for both the Fuel Imports Dashboard and the Hawaiʻi Statewide Energy Flowchart.

Scott worked closely with Berkley Laboratory to develop the Flowchart, an interactive data visualization that illustrates the flow of energy throughout the statewide economy. From energy resources to final consumption, users can see what powers Hawaiʻi’s islands. Drawing from federal and state data—and private industry when needed—the flowchart simplifies the complexity of Hawaiʻi’s energy system into an interactive visual that is easy to communicate and digest.

https://energy.hawaii.gov/statewide-energy-flowchart/
https://energy.hawaii.gov/fuel-imports-dashboard/

"Hawai‘i‘s clean energy future is important to me because the decisions we make today will shape the experiences of future generations."

Mahalo, Scott, for powering progress across Hawai‘i. ⚡

08/06/2026

“The topic of liquefied natural gas has generated much interest across Hawaiʻi. JERA, Japan’s largest power generation company, has sought to supplement the state’s energy portfolio with LNG alongside oil and renewable energy.”

JERA Americas held two community meeting events in Honolulu and Kapolei this week to answer questions as to whether LNG is a right fit for Hawaiʻi’s energy future.

To learn more about the events and what LNG promises for Hawaiʻi, Catherine Cruz at Hawai‘i Public Radio spoke with Erik Montague, JERA Americas vice president of development.

“We recognize that this is new territory for Hawaiʻi,” Montague told HPR.

“JERA understands some of the challenges that Hawaiʻi has with their kind of energy trilemma of affordability, reliability, and sustainability … and we have some learnings we’d like to bring to Hawaiʻi and hopefully help solve these issues and be part of the overall solution.”

https://www.hawaiipublicradio.org/text/the-conversation/2026-08-05/jera-takes-public-comment-on-powering-hawaii-with-lng

“The Clean Air Act requires states to evaluate emission controls for costs, timeframe necessary to comply, impacts on en...
08/03/2026

“The Clean Air Act requires states to evaluate emission controls for costs, timeframe necessary to comply, impacts on energy supply and the environment, and the remaining useful life of the source. In applying these factors to HECO’s oil-fired plants, the state determined that allowing the plants to emit high volumes of sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxides without a plan to limit them is economically and environmentally unsustainable.”

It’s shameful that Hawaiian Electric is even considering extending the operating life of four outdated, dirty oil-burning plants that it previously agreed to shut down to help clear Hawaii’s air. And it’s especially shameful that the utility’s back-p...

Meet Jon Chin, HSEO’s Manager of Energy SecurityAs the primary and coordinating agency for SESF  #12 – Energy, the Hawai...
08/01/2026

Meet Jon Chin, HSEO’s Manager of Energy Security

As the primary and coordinating agency for SESF #12 – Energy, the Hawaiʻi State Energy Office (HSEO) works in close collaboration with local, state, federal, and industry partners to manage energy disruptions and support the rapid restoration of critical infrastructure that sustains community lifelines.

In addition to incident response, HSEO serves a distinct role in restoring and stabilizing critical infrastructure systems and services as a co-lead for the Infrastructure Systems Recovery Support Function under the state of Hawaiʻi Recovery Operations Plan.

Jon convenes the Hawaiʻi Energy Task Force, established in partnership with the Hawaiʻi Emergency Management Agency (HiEMA) in 2025, to engage private-sector partners, including utilities and fuel suppliers, to coordinate and improve emergency management in the event of a major energy shortage.

"Hawai‘i‘s clean energy future is important to me because developing an energy system using local energy resources improves our overall self-sufficiency and resilience in the face of all hazards. "

Mahalo, Jon, for your efforts to safeguard critical infrastructure and keep Hawaiʻi residents safe. ⚡

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