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By Hawaiian Electric:



The Hawaiian Electric mobile app for smart phones now shows electric vehicle drivers where to find Hawaiian Electric Companies’ fast charging stations, and includes other new features such as direct access to electric bills and the ability to start, stop and move electric service. The fast charger locations and other customer service functions are useable by customers of all three companies.

Hurricane Lane brought a more than ten-fold month-over-month increase in downloads as the app can be used to view or report an outage. At the touch of a finger, customers can also access quick links to services like paperless billing and receive instant alerts on utility work or weather-related events that may affect their day.

Electric vehicle drivers can now access an interactive map to find any of the company-owned fast charging stations across the islands we serve. The map allows users to find a fast charger nearby and learn about the charger type and location, as well as driving instructions.

The Hawaiian Electric Companies have 13 fast charging stations available in public locations across our service territories with plans to expand soon to Waimalu on O‘ahu, Punalu‘u on Hawai‘i Island and Kaunakakai on Molokaʻi. These fast charging stations allow an EV driver to charge faster than at typical charging stations throughout the islands.

The Hawaiian Electric mobile app, making it faster and easier to retrieve the information customers need, is available for free on the Apple App and Google Play stores.

More information is available at www.hawaiianelectric.com. Instructions for the new app features can be viewed at https://youtu.be/l2fmd87TrEw

Photo provided by Hawaiian Electric