NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING
DOCKET NO. 2025-0156
HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANIES’ WILDFIRE MITIGATION PLAN
STATE OF HAWAI’I PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION
April 23, 2025, at 5:00 pm and April 24, 2025, at 5:00 pm
The Public Utilities Commission (“PUC”) is hosting two public meetings for Hawaiian Electric Companies (“Hawaiian Electric”) to provide information about its Wildfire Mitigation Plan (“WMP”) and future plans to improve grid resilience. Members of the public will also have an opportunity to provide comments on Hawaiian Electric’s WMP. The PUC will hold a separate meeting to address Kauai Island Utility Cooperative’s (KIUC) WMP at another date. The public meetings regarding Hawaiian Electric’s WMP will be held as follows:
1. April 23, 2025: Comments welcome from O’ahu and Statewide
stakeholders;
2. April 24, 2025: Comments welcome from Maui, Moloka’i, Lana’i and
Hawai’i Island stakeholders.
A. To attend in-person: PUC main office, Kekuanao’a Building, 465 South King Street, Hearing Room, Honolulu, HI 96813. Members of the public are welcome to attend in person, but those who will be providing comments orally are requested to sign in at the entrance to the meeting.
B. To watch live or recording:
For members of the public who will be watching, but not providing oral comments at the public meeting, the PUC will be streaming the meeting on its YouTube page (a recording of the meeting will also be available on this page):
PUC’s YouTube Page: https://www.youtube.com/@hpuc
C. To provide oral comments virtually:
1. For Day 1: April 23, 2025
a. Members of the public who wish to give oral comments at a public meeting should register no later than 11:59 p.m. on April 22, 2025 at the link below:
Registration Link:
https://hpuc.my.webex.com/weblink/register/r7bbe8c4398047de6 960c566ef67223be
b. Persons who register can access the meeting through the Meeting Link below:
https://hpuc.my.webex.com/hpuc.my/j.php?MTID=mde61d80c3f1c 9636676ff10b03d1e1d5
2. For Day 2: April 24, 2025
a. Members of the public who wish to give oral comments at a public meeting should register no later than 11:59 p.m. on April 23, 2025.
Registration Link:
https://hpuc.my.webex.com/weblink/register/r49e0066dd890e010 da189ea4089fb081
b. Persons who register can access the meeting through the Meeting Link below:
https://hpuc.my.webex.com/hpuc.my/j.php?MTID=m52c71ec5a924 60562d81e39dd4ce7e42
Members of the public may submit written comments online at:
https://hpuc.my.site.com/cdms/s/consumers/public-comments or by mail to:
Hawai’i Public Utilities Commission
465 South King St., Room 103
Honolulu, Hawai’i 96813
All written public comments should reference the “Hawaiian Electric WMP Statewide Meeting” and Docket No. 2025-0156.
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) or other accommodation, including requests to bring liquids and food to the facility, please contact the PUC at (808) 586-2020, or puc@hawaii.gov as soon as possible. Requests made as early as possible have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.
For complete information, members of the public should review the Public Meeting Notices at https://puc.hawaii.gov under “What’s New/ Announcements” or contact the Commission’s Honolulu Office at (808) 586-2020 or the Division of Consumer Advocacy at (808) 586-2800.
(SA1490104 4/13, 4/20/25)