H.R. 45 Summary

• Urges Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. to return its call center operations from the mainland United States back to Hawaii and create additional job opportunities for Hawaii residents.

• Notes that Hawaiian Electric Company and its subsidiaries provide electricity to approximately ninety-five percent of Hawaii's residents and operate as a substantial monopoly in the state.

• States that the company has a duty to provide employment opportunities to Hawaii residents since it derives the vast majority of its profits from Hawaii's electric ratepayers.

• Requests that certified copies of the resolution be transmitted to the President and Chief Executive Officer of Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., for distribution to the company's board of directors.