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Editorial: Solid Reasons for HECO Rate Hike | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Hawaiian Electric and Ulupono seek $170 million annually for five years to fund faster fossil-fuel plant retirements and cover rising costs, impacting 472,000 customers statewide.

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The prospect of a rate increase sought by Hawaiian Electric has been foreshadowed for some time, especially since the tragic wildfire destruction of Lahaina in 2023, an event that devastated families and created legal and financial fallout for the utility.

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Hawaiian Electric seeks rate hikes for next 2 years

Hawaii’s largest electric utility has filed a request with state regulators to raise utility rates in each of the next two years.

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Editorial: Solid reasons for HECO rate hike | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

The prospect of a rate increase sought by Hawaiian Electric has been foreshadowed for some time, especially since the tragic wildfire destruction of Lahaina in 2023, an event that devastated families and created legal and financial fallout for the utility.

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HECO Customers May See Electric Bill Increases In 2027

A green energy group that previously opposed the rate increase has joined HECO in asking regulators to hike rates.

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Civil Beat broke the news in Honolulu, United States on Monday, March 9, 2026.
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