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Hawaii’s Consumer Advocate airs concerns with the company’s planned merger with NextEra Energy.

Pressing energy issues facing Hawaii, including the looming buyout of Hawaiian Electric Co. by NextEra Energy, are up for discussion at this week’s Maui Energy Conference.

Hawaii’s Board of Land and Natural Resources will consider a permit application from UH.

The companies will be hosting a series of “open house informational meetings” about the pending merger across the state in April.

The initial program is not going to benefit renters at all, and very few homeowners. Only nonprofits — and well-established ones at that — are going to be eligible to participate.

Oil prices dropped by half, but Hawaii electricity rates decreased just 18 percent. How is that possible?

Naomi Klein delivers inspiring speech at University of Hawaii.

A dozen groups have asked the PUC to rule on long-term energy plans for the electric utility before reviewing its proposed the sale.

If PUC gives its approval, a total of 1,400 acres of panels could spring up, mostly in central Oahu.

Randy Iwase tells Senate confirmation panel he’d hold public hearings on NextEra-Hawaiian Electric deal.