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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO interested persons that the applications listed have been filed with the HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

HONOLULU –The Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission has unanimously approved a 25.75% rate increase for Young Brothers LLC, (YB) effective January 1, 2026. In its approval, the PUC cited YB’s escalating financial instability and the overriding public interest in avoiding an abrupt loss of the regulated intraisland shipping services YB provides. While it approved the rate ...
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO interested persons that the applications listed have been filed with the HAWAII PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION.

PUC Chair to Step Down

Posted on Nov 10, 2025 in News Release

HONOLULU — Governor Josh Green today announced that Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Chair Leodoloff (“Leo”) Asuncion, Jr. will be leaving his post on November 17, 2025. “Leo’s decades of work in planning and policy, including his leadership at the PUC, have provided meaningful service to Hawaiʻi. We appreciate his commitment to public service and wish him ...
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