ESG Reporting

Environmental Highlights

News release: Hawaiʻi Gas Selects Eurus Energy America and Bana Pacific for Hydrogen and Renewable Natural Gas Projects

In May 2024, Hawaiʻi Gas announced the selection of two projects from its 2023 request for proposals (RFP) for renewable hydrogen and renewable natural gas (RNG), key resources that will enable the company to shift away from its reliance on fossil fuel. The two companies selected are Eurus Energy America for a renewable hydrogen project and Hawaiʻi-based Bana Pacific for an RNG project, both representing forward movement on Hawaiʻi Gas’ path toward decarbonization, with a focus on diversification, energy resiliency, and maintaining affordability.

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Social Highlights

At Hawai‘i Gas, we believe that our greatest asset is our people. Developing our employees is not just a strategic priority, it is a core value that defines our culture and drives our success. We know that when our team members feel valued, supported and empowered, they are more engaged, innovative and committed to excellence.

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Hawaiʻi Gas ʻOhana Human Capital Metrics

• Number of employees: 375
• Women: 26%
• Men: 74%
• Employees under collective bargaining: 59%
• Under 30 = 13%
• Between 30 - 50 = 47%
• Over 50 = 41%

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Employee Engagement

In July 2024, Hawaiʻi Gas partnered with the Hawaiʻi Employers Council to launch our annual Employee Engagement Survey—a key initiative in understanding and enhancing the employee experience across our organization. We were proud to achieve a 70% favorable score, aligning with benchmarks across the Islands and underscoring the strength of our culture.

Survey results highlighted several areas of excellence: a strong and visible safety culture, positive working relationships between employees and their frontline supervisors, a shared sense of pride in being part of Hawaiʻi Gas, and a collective willingness to go above and beyond to ensure our company’s success. These outcomes reflect the dedication and spirit of our team and reinforce the values we aim to uphold every day.

As with all engagement efforts, the survey also identified valuable opportunities for growth—specifically in the areas of change management and communication. In response, we implemented digital message boards across all major sites to improve the timeliness and consistency of internal communications. We have also reimagined our Town Hall meetings to be more dynamic and engaging, refining both content and delivery to better connect with employees.

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Governance Highlights

Our ESG Policy

Hawai‘i Gas formalized our ESG Policy to outline our approach and commitments to managing material ESG topics relevant to our business and stakeholders, as informed by our materiality assessment. The policy applies to all our operations and employees, including all facilities, fleet and owned infrastructure throughout our communities. The Executive Leadership team is responsible for the annual review and oversight of this policy and senior management of Hawai‘i Gas is responsible for its implementation.

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Code of Business Conduct

Our company values guide our everyday actions, behaviors, and the way we treat one another and our customers. In addition to our commitment to these values, each year we have the opportunity to refresh and recommit our professional responsibilities as a Hawaiʻi Gas employee by placing a high priority on ethics and compliance as the basis for sound business decisions and behaviors that are vital to our culture, values, and fiscal performance.

Each year, we ask all Hawaiʻi Gas employees to take the time to complete annual training courses that pertain to compliance, ethics, and behaviors that are vital to our company culture and values. To refresh and reinforce how we conduct ourselves in the workplace, the following courses are required for all employees to complete:

• Code of Business Conduct Training and Policy Review & Attestation
• Hawaiʻi Gas IT Security Essentials Overview
• Global Workplace Harassment Prevention for Employees
• Global Workplace Harassment Prevention for Managers
• DOT: Reasonable Suspicion (Drug and Alcohol Awareness) for Managers

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Hawaiʻi Gas’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions 

Hawaiʻi Gas Greenhouse Gas Company Inventory (calendar year 2024)

A Green House Gas (GHG) emissions inventory serves as a foundational tool to identify primary sources of GHG emissions, inform decision-making about potential reduction opportunities, and help track Hawaiʻi Gas emissions over time. This GHG inventory allows Hawaiʻi Gas to understand the emissions impact of its operations, identify key sources and drivers of emissions, and ultimately track progress toward reduction goals. This inventory includes emissions from Scope 1 and 2 sources.