By Barry Villamil, President, Rotary Club of Pearlridge
Mahalo to Michelle Chang, Community Specialists and Shanelle Aoki, Project Developer, Generation Project Development from Hawaiian Electric who were very special guest speakers at the Rotary Club of Pearlridge (RCOP) lunch meeting held on Friday, October 11, 2024, at the Pearl City Shopping Center Conference Room.
RCOP members and invited guests enjoyed an informative PowerPoint presentation regarding the Waiau Repower Project underway at the Waiau Power Plant in Pearl City. A main topic of discussion was replacing the six current power stacks at the Waiau Power Plant and Hawaiian Electric’s goals to attain a clean energy future by incorporating renewable energy solutions and resources.
Also discussed was Hawaiian Electric giving back to the Pearl City community via the Community Benefits Package with the community benefits first disbursed in 2030. (Please see video below for more discussion and information).
Hawaiian Electric Community Relations honored with Rotary Club of Pearlridge Poni Pu’uwai – Purple Heart Certificate of Recognition
Ther Rotary Club of Pearlridge presented Michelle and Shanelle with a Rotary Club of Pearlridge Poni Pu’uwai – Purple Heart Certificate of Recognition for Hawaiian Electric Community Relations:
“Committed support and service to our Great Local & Military Communities of Aiea, Pearl City and Pearl Harbor”
Congratulations!
Mahalo to Michelle and Shanelle for spending time at our RCOP lunch meeting on Friday. First class presentation.
I have personally worked with Michelle and the Hawaiian Electric Community Relations team for many years with events and projects in the Pearl City community. They are invaluable partners and supporters of events and projects such as the Annual Pearl City Christmas Toys For Tots Toy and Funds Drive that collects over 10,000 toys from the community at each drive, and the Annual Pearl City Keiki Easter Egg Hunt that invites 500 kids to hunt for Easter egg prizes. The two events are made possible by generous partners/sponsors such as Hawaiian Electric.
Mahalo and Congratulations once again for being recognized as a Rotary Club of Pearlridge Poni Pu’uwai – Purple Heart Certificate Recipient!
Videos and Photos by Barry Villamil
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