Hawaii Electric Company is facing four lawsuits from Maui residents alleging that the power company's power lines played a role in the fires.
The company issued a statement on Tuesday, August 8, the day brush fires began spreading, that 30 poles were down in West Maui and 30 spans of power lines were down in Upcountry.
Kimura said Hawaiian Electric doesn't have a program to shut off power to prevent wildfires. She said the practice is not universally accepted in the industry because it can create hardship for people using specialized medical equipment. In an aerial view, burned cars and homes are seen a neighborhood that was destroyed by a wildfire on August 17, 2023 in Lahaina, Hawaii."There are choices that need to be made and all of those factors play into it," Kimura said. "So every utility will look at that differently depending on the situation."to the wildfires, as officials face criticism for not doing enough to alert people.
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