KAHULUI, Hawaii, July 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Maui Electric (MECO), subsidiary of Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. (HEI) (NYSE: HE), today filed a request for a rate increase with the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for Maui County customers in 2012.

SAN DIEGO and HONOLULU, June 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hawaii Public Utilities Commission has approved a 20-year contract for Maui Electric Company to purchase 21 megawatts (MW) of wind power from Sempra Generation's Auwahi Wind project on the Ulupalakua Ranch in southeastern Maui. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110125/MM36244LOGO) The project is currently undergoing environmental review by Maui County, State of Hawaii and federal agencies.

SAN DIEGO, April 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra Generation, a subsidiary of Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE), today announced that it has entered into a 20-year contract to sell 21 megawatts (MW) of wind energy to Maui Electric Company from the Auwahi Wind project on the Ulupalakua Ranch in the southeastern region of Maui. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110125/MM36244LOGO) Construction on Auwahi Wind is expected to begin in early 2012, creating approximately 150 local construction jobs at peak and about five positions to operate the facility.

SUNNYVALE, California and NOIDA, India, November 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- HCL AXON (HCL), a division of HCL Technologies and the world's largest services provider dedicated to SAP(R) solutions, today announced it has signed an implementation agreement with Hawaiian Electric Company. HCL AXON will partner with Hawaiian Electric Company and its subsidiaries, Maui Electric Company and Hawaii Electric Light Company, to install and integrate a SAP Utilities Customer Information System (CIS), a software solution that will help the company more efficiently manage customer accounts; service, call-center and billing processes; and meters and energy data for its more than 400,000 customers on Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, and Hawaii Island. "To meet our strategic clean energy and customer service goals, we must seamlessly install a CIS that exceeds the expectations of our customers and employee users, while providing flexibility for future enhancements," said Dave Waller, Vice

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of its efforts to support the state of Hawaii's clean energy goals, Hawaiian Electric Company has selected software from SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) to help the company and its customers gain greater transparency and efficiency in energy use.