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From Honolulu Star-Advertiser:
Hawai‘i’s largest electrical utility has formalized a three-year plan to reduce future wildfire risks in a new report filed with state regulators.
Hawaiian Electric said its latest wildfire safety strategy is expected to cost $450 million to implement over three years through 2027 after $120 million spent on wildfire risk mitigation in 2024.
The company also said continued refinements could result in changes to the future scope of work and costs.
Hawaiian Electric’s 179-page report was filed Friday with the state Public Utilities Commission to comply with an order the PUC issued in September, and includes many detailed elements of a strategy that company officials shared with a panel of state senators in November.
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University of Hawai‘i News — Strategies to enhance Hawaiʻi’s resilience to climate-related disasters are the focus of a new comprehensive policy paper presented by members of the state’s Climate Advisory Team (CAT), who all have ties to the University of Hawaiʻi.