Hawaii Public Utilities Commission

02/13/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 02/13/2026 12:06

Notice of Public Hearing – Hawaiian Electric Overhead Line Construction for Pu‘uloa Solar at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (Docket No. 2025-0436)

Notice of Public Hearing - Hawaiian Electric Overhead Line Construction for Pu'uloa Solar at Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam (Docket No. 2025-0436)

Posted on Feb 13, 2026 in Public Notice

The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission will hold a public hearing on Monday, March 9, 2026 at 6 p.m. at the Oahu Veterans Center to receive public input on Hawaiian Electric's request extend a high voltage 46kV overhead line as a part of its application for the Amended and Restated Power Purchase Agreement with Pu'uloa Solar, LLC.

PUBLIC HEARING INFORMATION

Date & Time Location More Information
Monday, March 9, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. In-person
O'ahu Veterans Center, Sullivan Hall 1
1298 Kukila St
Honolulu, HI 96818 		Hearing Notice, Hawaiian Electric's request to extend a high voltage 46kV overhead line as a part of its application for the Amended and Restated Power Purchase Agreement with Pu'uloa Solar, LLC.

SPECIAL ASSISTANCE

If you require auxiliary aids, services, or other accommodations due to a disability, please contact the Public Utilities Commission at (808) 586-2020 or [email protected]as soon as possible. Requests made early have a greater likelihood of being fulfilled.

ABOUT Hawaiian Electric's APPLICATION

On December 19, 2025, Hawaiian Electric filed an Application requesting that the Commission approve the Amended and Restated Power Purchase Agreement for Renewable Dispatchable Generation, by and between Hawaiian Electric and Puʻuloa Solar LLC, relating to the 6-megawatt photovoltaic project paired with a battery energy storage system ("Project").

As part of the Project, Hawaiian Electric proposes to construct an overhead 46 kV sub-transmission line extension to interconnect the Project to Hawaiian Electric's system. The proposed overhead line extension will span approximately 70 feet south of the Project's substation, on land owned by Joint Base Pearl Harbor Hickam.

More information about Hawaiian Electric's request can be found in the Hawaiian Electric's application in Docket No. 2025-0436.

The Commission will review Hawaiian Electric's application to determine whether the request is just and reasonable.

PUBLIC COMMENTS AND STATEMENTS

All interested persons are invited to attend the public hearing to state their views on Hawaiian Electric's proposed Project.

Comments may also be submitted in writing. All written comments will be publicly accessible on the PUC's Case and Document Management System.

  • COMMENTS DURING THE HEARING:
    Persons wishing to give oral comments is requested to sign in at the time of the hearing. Submission of written comments in addition to giving oral comments is highly encouraged.
  • WRITTEN COMMENTS:
    All written comments should reference Docket No. 2025-0436 and include the author's name and the entity or organization that the author represents, if any. Submit written public comments via the following methods:

MORE INFORMATION

View Hawaiian Electric's full application and all other filings in Docket No. 2025-0436.

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