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In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason
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Power lines in Maui were uninsulated metal that could spark fire on contact.
The utility was nowhere close to meeting a 2002 national standard requiring key components of the power grid withstand 105 mile per hour winds.
In the first moments of the Maui fires, when high winds brought down power poles, slapping electrified wires to the dry grass below, there was a reason the flames erupted
Bare Electrical Wire and Leaning Poles Were Possible Cause of Maui Fires