The cost of electricity is high here in Hawaii because the fuel to run our power plants — mostly oil, but also coal — has to be shipped in from...

The cost of electricity is high here on Maui because the fuel to run the power plant has to be shipped in from at least 2300 miles away. Last I...

It’s an economic fact-of-life here in the islands that almost everything costs more. And those higher costs are usually attributable to the cost of shipping. That’s primarily what’s behind the...

We have just gone solar. The sun is now heating the water we use for washing dishes and for showers, and it’s also providing electricity during the daylight hours when...