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The Maui County government filed a lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric, a power utility company, for mismanagement. County officials stated that the company was behind the deadly wildfires in Lahaina on Aug. 8. The company is accused of failing to perform maintenance and not responding to weather reports, which could have led to the wildfires getting...
Editor’s note: The f ollowing article is reprinted with permission from the Honolulu (Hawaii) Civil Beat. It concerns not only the ‘miracle’ survivor of the recent blaze that …
Hawaiian Electric Shares Plunge Following Lawsuit
Shares of Hawaiian Electric Co.'s parent fell more than 18% by market close Friday, one day after the utility was sued by Maui County over the fires that devastated Lahaina earlier this month.Maui County accused Hawaiian Electric of negligently failing to shut off power despite exceptionally high winds and dry conditions — saying that the destruction from the deadly Aug. 8 fires could have been avoided if the company had taken essential actions. Outrage towards Hawaiian Electric grew as witness accounts and video indicated that sparks from power lines ignited fires as utility poles snap...
NEW YORK (AP) — Shares of Hawaiian Electric Co.’s parent fell more than 18% by market close Friday, one day after the utility was sued by Maui County over t