"NextEra Opponents Take Victory Lap, Ponder Hawaii’s Energy Future"  Fascinating mindset, fire, ready, aim.  The august body should henceforth be referred to as the Luddite Legion. 

The "plan" now is community engagement a.k.a. endless neighborhood meetings with no agenda, no expertise and no progress.  In response HEI has stated the following:

" Hawaiian Electric Industries said it plans to remain independent following the termination of its merger agreement with NextEra Energy.  The company said it is not in discussions with any other party regarding a business combination and does not intend to initiate any discussions."

"The coalition wants to make sure that development of a smart grid and distributed energy generation remain priorities for the utility."  How exactly do the political elites propose to accomplish this?  By inserting themselves into the management and operation of HEI?  By second guessing every initiative and investment proposed by the utility? Let the games begin