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Maui County Sues Hawaiian Electric for Sparking Deadly Fires

KAHULUI, Maui, Hawaii, August 25, 2023 (ENS) – Maui County sued Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. and its subsidiaries, including Maui Electric Co., Thursday, alleging civil damages from the deadly August 8 fires in Lahaina. The lawsuit claims that Hawaiian Electric’s energized and downed power lines sparked three different fires by igniting dry grass and brush in the hills above Lahaina and elsewhere in Upcountry Maui. […]