Community Outreach

2025

Initial stakeholder outreach

Q4

  • Initiated communications with key stakeholders, including Honolulu Fire Department and Honolulu Department of Planning and Permitting

  • Presented the KES II project to Makakilo/Kapolei/Honokai Hale Neighborhood Board #34 in December

2026

Continued community engagement and environmental studies

Q1—Q2

  • Conducted environmental & biological resource assessment and surveys

  • Completed cultural literature review

Q3

  • Community meetings with local stakeholders in June, July, and September

  • HECO RFP Release

  • Preliminary interconnection request to HECO

2027

Community open house and permitting

Q1

  • HECO RFP due

  • Community open house (date to be announced)

  • Project permit application & approval

2030-2031

Construction and operations

  • Construction expected to start in 2030

  • Commercial operations expected to start in 2031

 

Local Outreach

Since 2025, Plus Power has been exploring KES II as an opportunity to support Hawaii’s evolving electricity needs and its goal of 100 percent renewable energy by 2045. With an emphasis on early and meaningful community engagement, we are seeking local input as the project takes shape.

Continuous community outreach for the KES II project in Kapolei will include meetings, correspondence, and ongoing coordination with local first responders, local elected officials, Neighborhood Board #34 members, key community stakeholders, and businesses to share project updates, address questions, and incorporate community feedback throughout project development.

Community Benefits

The KES II facility will be a good neighbor and a valuable asset to the surrounding community for decades to come. The project will provide necessary capacity to the region with no air polluting emissions. As a static facility with insignificant traffic and minimal municipal services, the KES II facility will have little impact on neighbors. Significant project benefits to the community include:

  • Increased local energy reliability and resilience

  • Increased access to low-cost renewable energy  

  • High-paying local construction jobs

  • Expanded local tax base with no added demand on community service