Energy and Environment

Hawaiian utility under scrutiny in deadly Maui fires

By Breanne Deppisch, Rachel Schilke
Published August 17, 2023 3:22pm ET
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Hawaiian utility under scrutiny in deadly Maui fires
Hawaii’s largest power company is under scrutiny in relation to the deadliest United States wildfire in modern history, facing allegations that its negligence and inaction fueled the disastrous blaze. A new lawsuit filed this week accuses the utility, Hawaiian Electric, of failing to take proper steps to remedy its power lines after a fire in […]

Hawaii’s largest power company is under scrutiny in relation to the deadliest United States wildfire in modern history, facing allegations that its negligence and inaction fueled the disastrous blaze.

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