Maui windstorm and wildfires (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both [Abstract]

Schedule of Windstorm and Wildfire Expenses

See table below for the incremental expenses related to the Maui windstorm and wildfires.

	Three months ended March 31, 2026				Three months ended March 31, 2025
(in thousands)	Electric utility		HEI consolidated		Electric utility		HEI consolidated
Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses:
Legal expenses	$	1,455	$	1,907	$	3,849	$	8,850
Other expense	—		108		7,447		8,083
Total Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses	1,455		2,015		11,296		16,933
Insurance recoveries	(961)		(1,332)		(3,064)		(6,722)
Deferral treatment approved by the PUC1	—		—		(5,683)		(5,683)
Total Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses, net of insurance recoveries and approved deferral treatment	$	494	$	683	$	2,549	$	4,528

1 Pursuant to the PUC order received on February 12, 2025, deferral accounting treatment limited to insurance premiums and outside services and legal costs associated with the asset-based lending facility credit agreement incurred in 2025 was granted. Applicable amounts were deferred to a regulatory asset.