PUC sets HELCO hearings

Hawaii Electric Light Co. workers hoist a utility pole on Feb. 11 that was snapped by high winds. (JOHN BURNETT/Tribune-Herald )

HILO — The state Public Utilities Commission has scheduled public hearings next week to determine whether a 3.4 percent rate increase for Hawaii Electric Light Co. is “fair and reasonable.”

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