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1. State of Confusion: HECO-NextEra Merger Slides Off Track
By Henry Curtis, Life of the Land
https://plus.google.com/+HenryCurtisHawaii/posts/fBWzeQJNjWo
Mr. Curtis, We respectfully disagree,
Governor David Ige’s appointment of Thomas Gorak, Esq. for
Commissioner Hawaii PUC is well-founded and well-grounded.
The Commission is deadlocked on HECO – NextEra Merger.
 Commissioner Lorraine Akiba – No
 Commissioner Avery Champley – Recused
 Commissioner and Chair Iwasse – Yes
Mr. Gorak brings experience, expertise, knowledge and required
focus to the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission.
MAUI ENERGY CONFERENCE + EXHIBITION
A FOCUS ON THE CUSTOMER (2015)
WHO’S LOOKING OUT FOR THE CUSTOMER?
What programs and regulations are in place to protect the
customer in this new world of energy/customer choice? How
will regulations evolve to address fairness concerns as some
customers become energy producers and others continue to
depend solely on the utility? What other regulatory
challenges that impact the customer are on the horizon?

2. Moderator
Thomas Gorak, Chief Counsel, Public Utilities
Commission, State of Hawaii
Panelists:
John Howat, Senior Policy Analyst, National Consumer
Law Center
Michael Jung, Policy Director, Silver Spring Network
Jeffrey Ono, Executive Director, Division of Consumer
Advocacy, Department of Commerce and Consumers
Affairs, State of Hawaii
Mark Toney, Executive Director, The Utility Reform
Network
Panelists of this caliber participate respecting the
Moderator, Thomas Gorak, Esq. and the standards of the
Form, The Maui Energy Conference and Expo.
Thank you Governor David Ige and Mayor Alan Arakawa for
championing the Cause for the People of Hawaii!
Aloha …