HEI Charitable Foundation

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HEI Foundation Report 2021

Read our 2021 HEI Charitable Foundation Report

The HEI Charitable Foundation is a longstanding part of our presence in Hawai‘i. The foundation focuses on community programs that promote environmental sustainability, community resilience, economic strength and educational excellence. These areas align well with our ESG priorities. We take pride in giving back to the community through volunteerism, grants, donations, scholarships and our employee matching gift program.

Since 2010, the HEI Charitable Foundation has contributed more than $22 million to local charities and other nonprofit organizations. Moreover, since 2010 our employees donated or fundraised over $6 million, served on over 200 nonprofit boards and volunteered more than 200,000 hours.

The HEI Charitable Foundation established the Kōkua Community Champion Service Award to honor individual employees who have demonstrated exemplary volunteer service in our communities. Each year, the Foundation also awards college scholarships to children of employees through the HEI Scholars program. HEI Scholars are chosen based on factors including academic achievement, community service and career goals.

We are proud of the contributions our companies continue to make to our Hawai‘i communities — from preserving our environment, to improving the economic well-being of our state, to working with individuals and families experiencing financial hardship due to COVID-19. Together, we share a vision of a stronger, thriving Hawai‘i.

Project Footprint – Working Together for a Sustainable Future

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Project Footprint provides customers the knowledge and energy options they need to reduce their carbon footprint, helping Hawai‘i achieve its ambitious emissions reduction goals and transitioning our islands toward a more sustainable future.

Project Footprint gained national recognition and received numerous awards for its innovative approach to customer engagement, creative messaging and commitment to environmental sustainability.

One of the most effective ways to combat climate change is to plant a tree. An initiative of the HEI Charitable Foundation, Project Footprint encourages participants to have an endemic Hawaiian tree planted in their name or in the name of a loved one. Each tree is tagged with an RFID chip and GPS technology, which will enable customers to monitor and watch the tree grow online. All trees will be planted at the Project Footprint Legacy Forest by the Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative, a nonprofit that has already planted more than half a million trees. Project Footprint also encourages customers to support, donate and volunteer at other nonprofits aligned with their mission. These community partners include Bikeshare Hawai‘i, Blue Planet, Coral Reef Alliance, Hawaiian Islands Land Trust, Institute for Climate and Peace, Kupu, Mālama Learning Center, Mālama Maunalua, Polynesian Voyaging Society, The Nature Conservancy of Hawai‘i and The Trust for Public Land.

We believe our collaborative efforts are key to curbing emissions, preserving our environment and protecting our island home. As is often said in Hawai‘i, no task is too big when done together by all.