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Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO) - Energy Detective -- Fall winner (October 2012)

Windward resident Damon Suehiro, 7 years old, is a nature lover and Boy Scout who is so far our most energy conscious winner of Hawaiian Electric Company's Energy Detective Energy Pledge drawing. While attending Punahou School's Omidyar K-1 Neighborhood, Damon was fascinated by the rooftop photovoltaic array and convinced his parents, Christine and Garrett, that they too should install a PV system on their family barn and home in Maunawili to save energy. The Suehiro's say their electric bill dropped from $450 a month to about $16 per month, thanks to Damon!

"Damon loves to be active, loves to learn and likes to be out and about," says his mom Christine, who enrolled the now second grader in Punahou's nature study program where he picked up a copy of HECO's Energy Detective Guide. After completing detective work around his home to capture energy phantoms and bandits, Damon completed the energy pledge and insisted his mom mail the application right away. When it arrived at Hawaiian Electric, we just had to smile at the carefully written note on the back of the envelope, "Please, I would like to win. Thank you!" ... signed by Damon Suehiro. After receiving the Energy Conservation Kit as his award, Damon said he plans to share the contents with his fellow "wolf scouts" at the Aloha Council, Pack #1, Den #18.

Our latest Energy Detective also participates in jiu-jitsu, baseball, swimming, tennis; plays the ukulele; and has even planted an organic garden. When not tending to his horse or playing with his dogs, Damon is big brother to five-year-old Brennan and plans to become a paleontologist or veterinarian someday. We believe Damon can do anything he sets his mind to do. Congratulations, Damon!

ABOUT HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC COMPANY (HECO)

For more than 100 years, Hawaiian Electric Company has provided the energy that has fueled the islands' development from a Hawaiian kingdom to a modern state. Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO), and its subsidiaries, Maui Electric Company, Ltd. (MECO), and Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. (HELCO), serves 95% of the state's 1.2 million residents on the islands of O`ahu, Maui, Hawai`i Island, Lana`i and Moloka`i.

The energy we use is an essential but limited resource necessary to maintaining our quality of life. In a changing world, Hawaiian Electric has evolved to offer more than electricity.

Today, the company also provides energy solutions to help customers save money and use energy more efficiently. Hawaiian Electric also continues to pursue the use of more clean, renewable energy alternatives to help ensure a sustainable future for our islands.

COMMUNITY COMMITMENT

Hawaiian Electric Company is dedicated to our community in which we live, work and serve. Rooted in Hawaii and one of the largest companies in the State, Hawaiian Electric takes the concept of malama pono -- to care for and serve -- to heart. The company and our employees have a long tradition of contributing with dollars, time and talent. Corporate citizenship is crucial to Hawaiian Electric's overall business plan because strong communities are essential to the success of the company, our employees and our customers.

Company and employee volunteerism is encouraged and every month, employees walk, run or provide manpower to dozens of non-profits throughout the State. Hawaiian Electric's corporate giving philosophy gives priority to projects that help families, promote education and protect the environment.

The company also sponsors robotics programs and events that promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) education, as well as the SunPower for Schools program bringing solar electric power to select schools, the Solar Sprint event where students design, build and race cars using solar power, and the Home Energy Challenge, a school-based competition encouraging elementary school students and their families to reduce energy use at home, among other programs.

For nearly a decade, Hawaiian Electric volunteers have provided manpower, bucket trucks and ladders to install Christmas lights at the Kaimuki Community Park and playground before the annual Kaimuki Christmas Parade in December.

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