Hawaiian Electric

April is National Safe Digging Month — here’s your reminder to call before you dig! Whether you’re planting a tree or installing a new fence, be sure to call 811 before you start digging. The national 811 number is available from anywhere in the U.S., and one phone call connects you to your local One Call Center, who will route you to affected utility companies to mark your underground utility lines for free. Hitting a utility line while digging can result in serious injury, costly repairs, and disrupted utility services. Don’t take the risk! It’s always better to be safe and take extra precaution.

April is National Internship Awareness Month! Every year, our summer internship program provides college students the opportunity to gain professional experience and tangible skills while contributing fresh, impactful perspectives to our work. Some of our interns have even continued working with us in full-time positions! If you’re interested in an internship with us, applications for our 2026 summer internship program will open at the end of the year. For updates on future opportunities, visit https://lnkd.in/gRhbCYUV.

We’re your neighbors. We’re your friends. We’re your family. Riley Ceria, manager of reliability and resilience strategy, and his team work hard to mitigate any issues that could arise from storms, wildfires, earthquakes, floods, even lava. In the latest video of our series “The People of Hawaiian Electric," Riley shares how his team is helping by making plans to improve the resiliency of the grid. To hear more stories from our employees, visit https://lnkd.in/g23mwrsK

Congratulations to our linemen on Maui who recently graduated our apprenticeship program! Our linemen apprentices put in hundreds of hours of training to complete the program — we appreciate all the hard work and sacrifices they’ve made to develop their skills in the trade and safely serve our customers. If you’re interested in becoming a lineman, we currently have Senior Helper positions available on Oahu, Maui, and Hawaii Island. Senior helpers have the potential to be promoted to lineman upon completion of training. To learn more and apply, visit: https://lnkd.in/guSKpzEq Hawaiian Electric is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer.

We’re closing out Women’s History Month with a highlight of Lydia Mertyris, our manager of emergency planning and preparedness! Lydia leads the development of our company’s emergency response procedures and coordinates our incident management teams. Her work ensures our employees are prepared to restore services in a safe manner during emergency situations. Mahalo to Lydia for all your work to ensure the safety and resilience of our workforce, even in the face of adversity!

Happy Mom and Pop Business Owners Day! Today, March 29th, is designated as a day to honor our hardworking small business owners and their businesses. There are so many small, locally operated eateries and shops across the islands, so this is your reminder to shop small and support local! Shoutout your favorite Hawaii small “Mom and Pop” businesses in the comments below! Audio credit: Groovin’ by rascalsdream

We’re continuing to celebrate Women’s History Month with a highlight of Alisha Medeiros, our fleet services program manager on Hawaii Island! Alisha oversees maintenance and repair contracts for our vehicles, from our bucket trucks to our company cars. Our vehicles are essential to efficiently servicing our customers — mahalo to Alisha for ensuring our crews and equipment are safely transported to every worksite!

In celebration of Women’s History Month, we wanted to say mahalo to all the women in our company who selflessly give back to Hawaii’s community, including Alyssa Okamura, from our digital communications team! Earlier this month, we partnered with Blood Bank of Hawaii to host a blood drive at our Downtown Honolulu office. Many of our employees, including Alyssa, generously donated to help patients right here in Hawaii. Alyssa is passionate about supporting our local community and donates blood knowing it will directly help patients have a second chance at life. Mahalo again to Alyssa for your contributions to Hawaii’s communities! Blood Bank of Hawaii is urgently seeking platelet and blood donations, especially type O. Please consider donating to alleviate the current shortage.

In support of the downtown Honolulu and Chinatown area, we want to highlight more of the great small businesses! Many of these businesses are perfect places to visit while on your lunch break from work, or if you live nearby – including the restaurants in Pioneer Plaza! Pioneer Plaza is home to many small businesses that are great to do a quick takeout lunch, from coffee to tonkatsu, sushi, poke, kimbap, and more! The most recent addition to Pioneer Plaza is Lahaina Tacos, which originally was in Lahaina on Maui but relocated after the fires. Their new location in downtown Honolulu is now open, serving up burritos, tacos, and other delicious Mexican foods! Visit Pioneer Plaza in downtown Honolulu and support small businesses on your next lunch break! Audio credit: Little Bitty Pretty One by Ace Cannon

Happy throwback Thursday! We’re pulling a special highlight “From The Vault” to celebrate Women’s History Month! During World War II in the 1940s, the “Hecoettes” held dual roles as our employees and members of the Women's Army Volunteer Corps (WAVC), a non-combatant branch of the U.S. Army. Our employees Dorothy Johnston, Kam How Pang, May Watson, Alberta Cabral, and Iwalani Fernandez pose in their uniforms at the Iolani Palace, where they drilled twice a week! The Hecoettes’ active participation in the WAVC paved the way for women to serve in the military today, and their courage to defy stereotypes still serves as an inspiration today.