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      Hawai‘i

      We Solve Crises, Identify & Negotiate Funding, Establish, Execute & Close Out Compliant Programs Across Hawai‘i

      Engagement

      Providing support for Hawaiian utilities resilience and housing.

       

      Engaged since:

      August 2023

      Local Team:

      8 employees

       

      Client Contracts:

      Hawaiian Electric Company (HECO)
       Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL)

      Hawaii Department of Education (HDOE)

       

      Scope of work:

      Funding strategy and program development, technical assistance,
      funding identification, project development, application support, grant management, and federal compliance

       

      Infrastructure Projects Delivered:

      Utilities Resilience

      Water Treatment

      Highways

       

      Plexos Impact

      • Identified nearly $5 Billion in potential funding for
        clients across Hawai‘i.

      • Expected to close nearly $3 Billion in financing from USDOE’s Office of Energy Dominance Financing (EDF).

      • Developed 19 funding strategies and packages aligned to agency priorities.

       

       

      • Supported legislation through
        analysis and forecasting on
        leveraging $600         Million in Act 279
        (2022) State funds to         build 8,000
        housing units.
      • Expanded scope of work through
        repeat engagements with multiple
        agencies.
      • Advanced solutions addressing
        critical challenges in utilities,
        housing, economic development,
        and environmental remediation.
      • Managing compliance work on
        $95 Million DOE grant.

      HECO - Advancing Hawai‘i’s Energy Infrastructure Goals

      HECO’s BACKGROUND

      Key Service Provider:
      Provides utilities for 95% of residents across Hawai‘i, Maui, Lāna‘i, Moloka‘i, O‘ahu, all U.S. armed forces, and 14 military installations which require services 24/7.

      Magnitude:
      Suffered billions of dollars in economic loss to natural and physical assets including property damage, infrastructure assets, and business interruption.

      Critical Need:
      Secure funding to rebuild and enhance the resilience of Hawaiʻi's electric grid infrastructure.

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      • Plexos Strategy, Execution & Impact

      Needs Assessment

      Electrical grid hardening

      Mitigation measures

      Facility modernization

      Grant Management Office

      Gap analysis

      Project Funding & Identification

      Identified client projects; analyzed
      and aligned federal regulations
      and funding opportunities

      Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) Program grants

      Title 17 Clean Energy Financing
      Program loans

      FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant
      Program funds

       

      Project Ranking & Selection

      75+ opportunities
      narrowed to 50

      Reduced to the most viable
      10 opportunities

      $4 Billion loan from U.S.
      DOE Energy Infrastructure
      Reinvestment (EIR) Program

      Scope of Work Development

      Enhanced grid oversight and resilience

      Replacement of fossil-fuel generated power with modern, resilient, and renewable generation infrastructure

      Application Drafting

      Developed 12 grants applications
      for projects valued at $534 Million

      Assisted HECO with submission
      of three applications totaling
      $455 Million

      Developed application for $4 Billion USDOE EIR Program loan, expected
      to close May 2026

      Continued Support

      Four task orders with increasing
      scope and value

      Program Management
      Compliance (DBRA)

      Loan Compliance Management: Governance design, compliance framework development, financial and customer benefit methodologies; sourcing, shipping, and waivers; procurement; reporting; closeout

      Unlocking Opportunity for Native Hawaiians
      DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOMELANDS

      Land Management:
      Manages a land trust of 200,000+ acres in Hawai‘i, Maui, Lāna‘i, Moloka‘i, O‘ahu, and Kaua‘i, providing long-term homestead leases to Native Hawaiians. Nearly 10,000 leases at >50 sites, each $1 per year for 99 years.

      Magnitude:
      Operates under the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act of 1921, managing a waiting list that has persisted for 100+ years.

      Critical Need:
      Accelerate statewide housing and homestead development of 8,000 housing units using state funds.

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      • Plexos Strategy, Execution & Impact

      Grant Identification & Application

      Identified 8 opportunities
      for federal entities in 2025

      Submitted $91.5 Million to
      USDOT and USDA in 2025

      Submitted application as a
      P3 with Hawai‘i Community
      Lending (CDFI)

      Identified opportunities
      totaling $25+ Million Q1 2026

      Data Strategy & Management

      Support $600 Million in state and
      federal funding to expand access to affordable housing through strategic partnerships and innovative
      approaches to housing development

      Prospective Work

      Comprehensive Energy Assessment to review potential (geothermal, solar, etc.)
      on 10,000 leased properties and
      200,000 acres

      Cesspool Mitigation addressing
      1,500+ leased properties

      Performance Management implementing and managing
      data dashboards

       

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