Grid Modernization Hawaiian Electric operates across multiple islands and entities, creating the need for cross entity grid modernization, asset management and data driven operations. Their tech stack includes SAP and BI tools, signaling readiness for integrated analytics, predictive maintenance and procurement automation.

Resilience Upgrades Recent investments to replace wooden utility poles with composite poles aim to improve wind resilience and reduce wildfire risk. This opens opportunities to provide related safety and reliability solutions, advanced grid sensors and microgrid components to support tough conditions.

DER and VPP The company has piloted a battery based virtual power plant and is expanding renewables integration with partners like the Navy. This suggests demand for energy storage systems, DER controllers, grid edge software and services that optimize distributed resources and resilience.

Smart Monitoring Drone inspection programs with Cyberhawk and a mature cloud and enterprise data footprint indicate opportunities to scale asset monitoring, surveillance and OT cybersecurity, including secure data pipelines imaging analytics and maintenance workflows.

Strategic Partnerships Public private collaborations and recognition for customer communications during safety events show a favorable environment for joint ventures in renewables, resilience projects and funded programs. Business development teams could pursue additional government and military partnerships, grant funded solar and storage deployments, and expanded service contracts.