09-08-2026, 01:31 AM
HECO wants to raise rates 15%.
Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, 6:00 p.m. Hawaiʻi Island – Hilo In Person Hawaiʻi Community College Building 389, Rooms 101 and 102 1175 Manono Street Hilo, HI 96720 YouTube Recording: Available following the hearing
Community TV: Nā Leo TV – Channel 55
Broadcast date/time TBD
https://puc.hawaii.gov/public-notice/not...2026-0162/
There’s a lot of reasons for the increase, some that can’t be controlled. Other costs like keeping tree branches out of transmission lines so 1) workers don’t have to be paid triple time, and 2) wires don’t require replacement? Probably attainable as a proactive measure.
Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, 6:00 p.m. Hawaiʻi Island – Hilo In Person Hawaiʻi Community College Building 389, Rooms 101 and 102 1175 Manono Street Hilo, HI 96720 YouTube Recording: Available following the hearing
Community TV: Nā Leo TV – Channel 55
Broadcast date/time TBD
https://puc.hawaii.gov/public-notice/not...2026-0162/
There’s a lot of reasons for the increase, some that can’t be controlled. Other costs like keeping tree branches out of transmission lines so 1) workers don’t have to be paid triple time, and 2) wires don’t require replacement? Probably attainable as a proactive measure.