The number of electricity service disconnections in Hawaiʻi — a marker of economic strain — is climbing, as payment plans put in place after the Covid-19 pandemic expire in a state where it costs a lot to live. On Oʻahu, there were almost three times as many residential disconnections in 2024 as in 2019, the … Continue reading Data Dive: Hawaiʻi Electricity Shut-Offs Are Nearly Triple Pre-Pandemic Levels