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  • Hawaiian Electric points finger at Maui County over devastating wildfires, stock jumps 40%

    08/28/2023 12:52:25 PM PDT · by BenLurkin · 10 replies
    CNBC ^ | 08/28/2023 | Spencer Kimball
    The utility said power lines toppled by high winds likely caused the morning brush fire in Lahaina but electricity had been off for hours when a second fire occurred that afternoon. [emphasis added] Hawaiian Electric said power lines appear to have caused the brush fire that started at 6:30 a.m. local time at the intersection of Lahainaluna Road and Hookahua Street in the historic town. The small fire near the downed poles spread into a field near Lahaina Intermediate School. The Maui County Fire Department responded to the morning fire and declared it had been extinguished, according to the company’s...