BREAKING: Hawaiian Electric installs first Tesla batteries for Maui’s largest standalone storage system. The utility installed 6 Tesla Megapacks. The full project will have 54 units providing 160 MWh of energy storage strengthening Maui’s grid & supporting more renewable energy.

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**JUST IN — Hawaiian Electric / Tesla Megapacks Maui** ``` JUST IN Hawaiian Electric has installed the first Tesla Megapacks at Maui Waena — 6 of 54 for a 160 MWh system. • Waena BESS: Maui’s first standalone load-shifting battery energy storage system • Full build: 54 Megapacks · 40 MW / 160 MWh • First six delivered/installed late Aug; remaining units in phases; service targeted 2027 • Supports renewable shift + Kahului plant retirement path Source: Hawaiian Electric · Hawaii News Now / Pacific Business News ```

🚨NEW: A Hawaiian man knocked out a Democratic congressional candidate with one punch after he allegedly threatened to shoot a woman at a Maui beach. Police say Kirill Basin, 40, became enraged after a 61-year-old man asked him to lower his music. Basin allegedly threatened to shoot the man’s wife and several bystanders. A local man seen approaching in the background confronted Basin, knocked him out, then calmly told him to stop threatening people. Police say Basin later pulled a knife and continued threatening people. When officers arrived, he allegedly threw the knife into the ocean. The same bystander swam out, recovered the knife, and handed it to police. Basin was charged with two counts of first-degree terroristic threatening. Bail was set at $1 million. Police say he has also been arrested in other assault and property-damage cases since May, and several people have obtained temporary restraining orders against him. Sounds like another successful day connecting with voters on the campaign trail!

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