Wildfire Mitigation Plans
In Order No, 41033, the PUC required Hawaiian Electric to file a Wildfire Safety Strategy, this is also known as a “Wildfire Mitigation Plan” (WMP). Hawaiian Electric submitted its plan to the PUC January 10, 2025. Docket No. 2025-0156 was opened for the PUC to review Hawaiian Electric’s WMP.
Public Informational Meetings were scheduled April 23 and 24, 2025 for Hawaiian Electric to provide information about its Wildfire Mitigation Plan and future plans to improve grid resilience.
A docket regarding KIUC’s Wildfire Mitigation Plan (also known as Wildfire Safety Strategy) and a public meeting regarding such plan will be forthcoming.
KEY ORDERS
- Order No, 41033, Providing Guidelines Regarding Hawaiian Electric’s Wildfire Safety Strategy, filed September 13, 2024
- Order No. 41531, Instituting a Proceeding to Review Hawaiian Electric’s Wildfire Mitigation Plan, filed January 30, 2024
KEY FILINGS
- Hawaiian Electric Companies 2025-2027 Wildfire Safety Strategy (Book 1, Book 2, Book 3), filed January 10, 2025 in Docket No. 2025-0156, and also posted on Hawaiian Electric’s website on Wildfire Safety.
OTHER RELATED FILINGS INCLUDE:
For Hawaiian Electric:
- Hawaiian Electric’s Natural Hazard Mitigation Report, filed August 21, 2024 in Docket No. 2023-04661.
- Hawaiian Electric’s PSPS meeting slides to the PUC, filed June 17, 2024 in Case No. 2024-01930.
- Hawaiian Electric’s Interim Wildfire Safety Measures, filed February 20, 2024 in Case No. 2024-01872.
- Hawaiian Electric’s Wildfire Mitigation Plan (dated January 2023), filed October 2, 2023, in Docket No. 2022-0135.
For Kauai Island Utility Cooperative (“KIUC”):
- Kauai Island Utility Cooperative 2024 Wildfire Mitigation Plan, included in Part 2, Exhibit 3 of its Natural Hazards Mitigation Report, filed on August 21, 2024 in Docket No. 2023-04661.
- Kauai Island Utility Cooperative 2025 Wildfire Mitigation Plan, filed on January 28, 2025 in Docket No. 2023-04661.
MORE INFORMATION
See related Commission pages:
- Wildfire, Natural Hazard Mitigation, Resilience, and Recovery Homepage
- PUC Wildfire Investigation – Case No. 2024-01872
- Resilience and Reliability
- Natural Hazard Mitigation Reports
- Utility Service Disconnection Moratorium – Case No. 2023-04643
- Maui Wildfire Recovery
- External Resources and Reports
- Wildfire Mitigation Plans
Updated 4/2025