Ka'iulani Shinsato

Director, Customer Energy Resources Programs, Hawaiian Electric Company

Kaiulani (“Lani”) Shinsato has been actively engaged in Hawai‘i's clean energy environment for over fifteen years. She is the Director of Customer Energy Resources Programs at Hawaiian Electric, where she is responsible for overseeing Hawaiian Electric’s rooftop solar and battery programs for residential and commercial customers, and strategy and policy for customer energy resources.  Lani has worked closely with stakeholders over the years to design new solar programs and improve the interconnection process.  Thanks to this collaboration, Hawai’i continues to lead the nation in customer adoption of rooftop solar.

Prior to joining Hawaiian Electric in 2013, Lani served as Commission Counsel at the Hawai‘i Public Utilities Commission, where she acted as lead attorney on several ground-breaking renewable energy dockets for Hawai‘i.

Public Utilities Fortnightly named Lani as one of its 2017 Fortnightly Top 40 Innovators.  A 2019 graduate of the Patsy T. Mink Leadership Alliance, Lani also serves on the Board of Directors for the Honolulu Japanese Chamber of Commerce.  

Lani holds a Juris Doctorate degree from the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawai‘i, and a B.A. in International Studies from the University of Washington.  When not working on renewable energy, Lani enjoys hiking, skiing, and spending time with her husband and twelve-year-old daughter.