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The head of Hawaiian Electric told house lawmakers the cause of the wildfire that spread has not been determined pinpointing because it could take several months to more than a year. She pledged cooperation of multiple ongoing investigations into what exactly happened. Energy and commerce subcommittee hearing is just over two hours. [background noises] [background noises] before we get started went to take a brief moment of point of personal privilege and the cardinal nooses mind is an article a...

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Hawaii’s two regulated electrical utilities told a pair of state Senate committees Thursday that they are trying to do as much as possible as fast as possible with wildfire risk mitigation.

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(NEW YORK) — On a wind-whipped August evening, Maui police officers Calvin Dawn and Kameryn Pupunu had just wrapped up homicide training when they started to hear radio calls for evacuation in Lahaina, the historic enclave on the other side of their island. They had […]

CNBC found evidence of safety shortcomings in the public utility sector and a lack of state oversight.

CNBC found evidence of safety shortcomings in the public utility sector and a lack of state oversight.

From Maunakea to Lahaina, the movement has brought leaders together to find ways forward on our Islands’ most divisive issues.

Attorneys for Hawaiian Electric Company, who face dozens of lawsuits over the utility's liability for the Maui fires, are trying to move the cases to  federal court and not have the trials set on the island. Most of the lawsuits claim that MECO either caused the fires when high winds hit downed powerlines, or didn’t do enough to prevent damage once the fires were burning.

Hawaiian Electric President and CEO Shelee Kimura issued this statement today (Nov 8):After three months, the devastation and pain on Maui and across Hawaii are still fresh in our minds and hearts. . .