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06/02/2026

06/02/2026

06/02/2026

Starting today through Tuesday, June 30, 2026, our customers in need may apply for a one-time credit to reduce their energy bills under the Hawaii Home Energy Assistance Program, or H-HEAP.

H-HEAP Energy Credit applications are taken annually only during the month of June by Honolulu Community Action Program, Maui Economic Opportunity and Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council – agents of the Hawaii Department of Human Services’ H-HEAP administration. For more information, go to hawaiianelectric.com/hheap.

The agencies also process H-HEAP Energy Crisis Intervention, or ECI, applications for households facing service disconnection. ECI applications are accepted year-round, but a limited number of approvals are granted each month.
H-HEAP provides qualifying lower-income households with a one-time credit on their electric bills to help pay for energy costs. Applicants may be eligible if at least one household member receives Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, TANF; Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, SNAP, or Supplemental Security Income benefits, SSI.

To review qualifications and instructions on how to apply, visit the website for the appropriate agency:
• Honolulu Community Action Program: hcapweb.org (Note that HCAP will only accept in-person applications from Oahu households.)
• Maui Economic Opportunity: meoinc.org
• Hawaii County Economic Opportunity Council: hceoc.net

The amount of credit awarded to qualifying applicants varies each year based on factors including income level, total number of people per eligible household and available funds.

06/02/2026

Retired park ranger Janette and her ʻohana have been spending today at Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park watching the eruption of Kīlauea Volcano as she builds that massive cone up against the former wall of the summit caldera. This is episode kanahā kūmāwalu, (48), and everyone is wondering what the timeline of these periodic and fairly close-together eruption fountaining events means, and will teach us. The life of a volcano is a fascinating process.🌋

This photo was taken from the rim of the Kīlauea Iki Trail, a bit farther away than most folks are watching from. It does give a great feel of scale, especially framed against the vast 1959 cinder cone in the foreground!

Mahalo for the pic, Janette!

06/02/2026

Unusual scene of the lava eruption with the steam from the rain... Kilauea Volcano Episode 48 6/1/26 1:15pm