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Governor's Statement on the Public Utilities Commission

Statement

Date: March 27, 2014
Location: Honolulu, HI
Issues: Infrastructure Energy

Gov. Neil Abercrombie today gave the following statement regarding the reappointment of Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Chair Hermina Morita.

"We are at a very critical juncture in developing our clean energy future and the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) needs stability to continue to address many of the important regulatory issues before it. Therefore, I intend to keep Mina Morita as Chair of the PUC, on a holdover basis beyond June 30, 2014 when her term ends.

"At the present time, Chair Morita has business before the Board of Land and Natural Resources, which must be addressed.

"She will continue to serve in the position while these issues are being resolved."


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