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Stock investors considerably responded Monday to Hawaiian Electric pushing back against Maui County’s lawsuit blaming the company for Lahaina’s fiery devastation, but the county had little to say a day after the utility suggested it has liability for the disaster.

The comprehensive review by the state attorney general of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century is not a formal criminal or civil investigation into the cause and response to the deadly blaze, Gov. Josh Green said Wednesday.

Hawaiian Electric’s top official said the company is still in the “early days” of its response to the fires on Maui and will fully cooperate with investig

Several law firms have begun suing Hawaiian Electric, alleging that the utility company is negligently responsible for the incredibly deadly and destructive Lahaina fire.

California’s largest utility, PG&E Corp., was driven into bankruptcy in 2019 after its broken equipment sparked some of the worst wildfires in state history.