ASBESTOS UPDATE: Professional Training Cited for DOH Violations

The Hawaii State Department of Health has issued a Notice of Violation and Order against Professional Training Hawai’i, LLC for multiple violations of the state’s asbestos training and certification regulations, according to a Hawaii DOH press release dated Oct. 4,…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Hawaiian Electric Posts $48.7MM ARO at March 31

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.’s Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO) subsidiary recorded asset retirement obligations of US$48,714,000 as of March 31, 2011, compared with US$23,985,000 as of March 31, 2010.

AROs recognized by HECO and its subsidiaries relate to obligations to retire…

ASBESTOS UPDATE: Hawaiian Electric Records $35MM ARO at June 30

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. says that in the second quarter of 2010, subsidiary Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc.’s (HECO) asbestos and environmental asset retirement obligation was increased by US$11 million to US$35 million due to an increase in estimated removal and…

ASBESTOS ALERT: Hawaiian Electric Cites $23M ARO at Sept. 2009

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc.’s subsidiary, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HECO), as of September 2009, recorded an asbestos-related asset retirement obligation of US$23 million.

In July 2009, HECO hired a hygienist to conduct an inspection at HECO’s Honolulu power plant to determine…