Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. is suing the operator of Hawaiʻi’s only petroleum refinery, alleging that substandard fuel produced by Par Hawaiʻi Refining LLC caused millions of dollars in damage to power plants on the Big Island and Kauaʻi last year. The lawsuit alleges tainted naphtha fuel caused “catastrophic damage” to a 60-megawatt power plant in … Continue reading Hawaiian Electric Industries Sues Par Hawaiʻi Claiming Faulty Fuel Ruined Turbines