Notice of Public Hearing – Hawaiian Electric’s Roosevelt Avenue Reconductoring Project in Kapolei (Docket No. 2023-0345)

Posted on Aug 27, 2024 in News Release, Public Notice

The State of Hawaii Public Utilities Commission will hold a public hearing on Friday, September 6, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at the Kapolei High School Cafeteria regarding Hawaiian Electric’s application for the Campbell Estate Industrial Park-46 (CEIP-46) Roosevelt Avenue Reconductoring Project (“Project”). All are invited to attend the public hearing and state their views on the application, which is described further below.

Public Hearing Information

Date/Time:
Friday, September 6, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.

Location:
Kapolei High School Cafeteria
91-5007 Kapolei Parkway
Kapolei, HI 96707

Brief Summary of Application

On August 14, 2023, Hawaiian Electric filed an Application, (“Application”), requesting that the Commission approve the commitment of approximately $3,817,704 in funds for the Project. Hawaiian Electric says the Project is needed because its existing CEIP-46 46 kilovolt sub-transmission circuit will lack sufficient transmission capacity to serve future projected loads under contingency conditions starting in August 2025, and that construction of the Project will resolve projected circuit overloads on the CEIP-46 46kV circuit under contingency conditions within the required timeframes.

The Project proposes to:

  • replace 40 spans of the CEIP-46 46kV overhead circuit along Roosevelt Avenue, from the area near Fort Barrette Road to the existing CEIP substation, west of Kalaeloa Boulevard, and
  • reconfigure 4 spans of the CEIP 46 46kV underground circuit within the CEIP substation.

The Project will also remove various materials and install the following:

  • 2 steel 46kV poles ranging from 65 feet to 85 feet tall,
  • 19 wood 46kV poles ranging from 65 feet to 85 feet tall,
  • 3 7’x18’ electric manholes,
  • Approximately 630 feet of 46kV underground duct bank,
  • Approximately 12,500 circuit feet of 795 KCM AAC (all aluminum conductor) 46kV overhead conductors,
  • Approximately 850 circuit feet of 2500 KCM aluminum 46kV underground cables, and
  • 2 46kV switches.

A map of the Project’s location, and the Project layout and photographs of the surrounding area, can be found in Exhibits A and C of Hawaiian’s Electric Application.

To view the full Application and all docketed documents, see the “DOCUMENTS” tab for Docket No. 2023-0345.

Public Comments and Statements

Comments may be submitted in writing or given orally during the hearing in-person. All written comments will be publicly accessible on the PUC’s Case and Document Management System.

  • IN-PERSON COMMENTS DURING THE HEARING:
    Persons wishing to give oral comments in-person should register at the meeting location 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. 2023-0345 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:

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