Hawaiian Electric
Colton Ching is senior vice president of planning and technology. He has responsibility for planning Hawaiian Electric's 100 percent renewable energy grid and for the procurement of cost-effective, reliable and resilient renewable generation.
Ching is also responsible for developing and managing Hawaiian Electric's strategies and budgets for the transmission and distribution system. He previously served as vice president of Energy Delivery, as well as vice president of System Operation and Planning and has 30 years of utility experience.
In addition to his work at Hawaiian Electric, Colton serves on the Metro Board of Directors of the YMCA of Honolulu and the Executive Board of the Aloha Council of the Scouts BSA. Colton is also one of 13 inaugural cohorts in the Omidyar Fellows Leadership program.
Ching was born and raised on Maui and is a graduate of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, where he received a degree in mechanical engineering.
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Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (Hawaiian Electric), together with its subsidiaries, Hawaii Electric Light Company, Inc. (Hawaii Electric Light) and Maui Electric Company, Limited (Maui Electric), operates as a regulated electric public utility. The Company is engaged in the production, purchase, transmission, distribution and sale of electricity on the islands of Oahu; Hawaii, and Maui, Lanai and Molokai. Hawaiian Electric also owns all the common securities of HECO Capital Trust III (a Delaware statutory trust), Renewable Hawaii, Inc. and Uluwehiokama Biofuels Corp. (UBC). The Company's service areas also include numerous suburban communities, resorts, the United States Armed Forces installations and agricultural operations. Hawaiian Electric serves the island of Oahu and Hawaii Electric Light serves the island of Hawaii. Maui Electric has three separate electrical systems, which include one each on the islands of Maui, Molokai and Lanai.