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Celebrating 50 years of reliable energy for our community
Par Hawaii is celebrating an important milestone this year: the 50th anniversary of our refinery. On April 12, 1972, operators turned on the switches and the refinery began processing crude oil to provide a more secure, on-island supply of jet fuel and other refined petroleum products.
The refinery’s goal has always been to enhance energy security in our islands.
The refinery ushered in a new era of energy security for Hawaii. The refinery, constructed from the ground up on 112 acres on the Ewa Plains for $42 million, represented energy security for the islands, at a time when the state had experienced the volatility and instability of fuel rationing as a result of the Energy Crisis.
It took visionary leaders in business, significant risk and investment, and the support of elected government officials to turn take the refinery from blueprints to reality. Over the years, millions of dollars have been invested into the refinery to meet stringent, evolving environmental standards, and to optimize the refinery’s processing units to provide more value and increased efficiency in producing energy products Hawaii needs.
The refinery’s complexity is an intricate engineering marvel, operated by sophisticated professionals to meet the energy needs of the state. Employees work in teams 24/7, every day of the year, and are prepared to meet the energy needs of Hawaii in the decades ahead.
The refinery’s goal has always been to enhance energy security in our islands.
The refinery ushered in a new era of energy security for Hawaii. The refinery, constructed from the ground up on 112 acres on the Ewa Plains for $42 million, represented energy security for the islands, at a time when the state had experienced the volatility and instability of fuel rationing as a result of the Energy Crisis.
It took visionary leaders in business, significant risk and investment, and the support of elected government officials to turn take the refinery from blueprints to reality. Over the years, millions of dollars have been invested into the refinery to meet stringent, evolving environmental standards, and to optimize the refinery’s processing units to provide more value and increased efficiency in producing energy products Hawaii needs.
The refinery’s complexity is an intricate engineering marvel, operated by sophisticated professionals to meet the energy needs of the state. Employees work in teams 24/7, every day of the year, and are prepared to meet the energy needs of Hawaii in the decades ahead.