Electric utility segment - Unconsolidated variable interest entities (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 entity MW	Jun. 30, 2021 MW	Mar. 31, 2021 MW	Jun. 30, 2022 entity agreement
Power purchase agreement
Number of IPPs (in entities) | entity	3			3
Puna Geothermal Venture Power Purchase Agreement
Power purchase agreement
Firm capacity volume (in megawatts) | MW	25.7	23.9	13.0
Hawaiian Electric Company
Power purchase agreement
Number of power purchase agreements (PPAs) (in agreements) | agreement				5