NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
APPLICATION OF HAWAII WATER SERVICE COMPANY
(Kapalua Water and Wastewater Divisions)
FOR APPROVAL OF A GENERAL RATE INCREASE.
Docket No. 2025-0220
The STATE OF HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITES COMMISSION (“Commission”), pursuant to Hawaii Revised Statues (“HRS”) §§ 269-12 and 269-16, HEREBY GIVES NOTICE that it will hold a public hearing regarding Hawaii Water Service Company’s (“Hawaii Water”) request for a rate increase and certain tariff changes for its Kapalua Water and Wastewater Divisions, as stated in its Application for Approval of a General Rate Increase (“Application”) filed on November 12, 2025. The public hearing will be held as follows:
Monday, February 2, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
Maui Preparatory Academy
Bozich Center for Athletics and Performing Arts
4910 Honoapi’ilani Highway
Lahaina, HI 96761
Online: WebEx (available for viewing and participation via web
browser or mobile)
https://hpuc.my.webex.com/hpuc.my/j.php?MTID=m20a601fcdfc7 9ea484cd8348d96ba0f5
Meeting Number: 2554 850 8493
Meeting Password: 6iYxR2dmai6 (64997236 when dialing from a phone or video system)
Telephone
Dial-in Number: +1-650-479-3208
Access Code: 2554 850 8493
The hearing will also be live-streamed and recorded on the Commission’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@hpuc.
All interested persons are invited to attend the public meeting to state their views on Hawaii Water’s Application. Anyone intending to provide comments orally is requested to sign-in at the entrance to the meeting.
Written statements may also be submitted online on the Commission’s public comments portal at https://hpuc.my.site.com/cdms/s/consumers/public-comments, emailed to the Public Utilities Commission at puc@hawaii.gov, or mailed to the Public Utilities Commission, 465 South King Street, Room 103, Honolulu, Hawaii 96813. All written statements should reference Docket No. 2025-0220.
Motions to Intervene or Participate in this proceeding shall comply with subchapter 4, Rules of Practice and Procedure Before the Public Utilities Commission, Hawaii Administrative Rules, Title 16, Chapter 601. A motion to intervene or participate in this proceeding shall be filed with the Commission’s Honolulu Office by February 12, 2026.
SPECIAL ASSISTANCE
The Webex and live stream of this meeting will include automated closed captioning. If you require other auxiliary aids or services to participate (i.e., interpretive services (oral or written) or ASL interpreter) please contact the Commission at (808) 586-2020 or at puc@hawaii.gov as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.
HAWAII WATER’S APPLICATION
Hawaii Water is a public utility that provides potable and/or non-potable water and wastewater treatment services to approximately 1,500 customers in Kapalua, Maui. On November 12, 2025, Hawaii Water filed its Application requesting a total revenue increase of $2,220,655, or a 59% increase over revenue at current effective rates, which incorporates a rate of return of 7.46% on its rate base. The Company also seeks approval of a Power Cost Charge pass-through, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tariff sur-credit, and Watershed Purchase Rider. The Watershed Purchase Rider would allow Hawaii Water to directly pass on to customers, via a separate line item on customer bills, charges for water that Hawaii Water purchases from the Maui Land and Pineapple watershed.
The Commission will investigate whether Hawaii Water’s proposed relief is just and reasonable. The foregoing is a brief summary of the requests included in the Application. Copies of the Application are available for public review through the Commission’s electronic Case and Document Management System, accessible at https://hpuc.my.site.com/cdms/s/search, Docket Number 2025-0220. In addition, copies of the Application are also available for review by contacting the Commission’s Honolulu Office [(808) 586-2020], Maui District Office [(808) 264-4438], or the Division of Consumer Advocacy [(808) 586-2800].
PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
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