White House announces $95 million to upgrade Hawaii's power grid after Maui wildfires https://politicaliq.com/2023/08/30/white-house-announces-95-million-to-upgrade-hawaiis-power-grid-after-maui-wildfires/ #Biden #Infrastructure #EnergyDept #MauiFires #Lahaina #Hawaii #HawaiianElectric #powergrid #politicaliq #news #politics

Ode to Hawaiian Electric, defend
Your safety and commitment never bend
Though some thought you at fault
Your truth came to halt
Your power lines caused not the wildfire's end

#hawaiianelectric #maui #wildfire #sharessurge #ode #poetry

https://www.reuters.com/legal/hawaiian-electric-calls-maui-countys-wildfire-lawsuit-irresponsible-2023-08-28/

Equipment left on
Robbed of life in dry conditions
Fines sought for carelessness

#maui #hawaiianelectric #wildfires #negligence #haiku #poetry

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-66612483

In search for cause of #Hawaii’s #wildfires, lawyers probe power lines

Utility lacks formal power shutoff program for fire risk

By Mark Chediak and Jef Feeley , August 14, 2023

"Attorneys with Watts Guerra, Singleton Schreiber, and Frantz Law Group said they have been collecting evidence, interviewing eyewitnesses and reviewing reports that indicate that damaged power #infrastructure owned by #HawaiianElectric Industries Inc. created the spark for the flames.

"'All evidence — videos, witness accounts, burn progression, and utility equipment remaining — points to Hawaiian Electric’s equipment being the ignition source of the fire that devastated #Lahaina said Mikal Watts, a Puerto Rico-based plaintiffs lawyer at Watts Guerra who has won millions of dollars in settlements in other wildfire cases, including against California utility giant PG&E Corp.

"Hawaiian Electric, which operates the Maui Electric utility, has come under criticism for not turning off power despite warnings of critical fire conditions due to predicted dry, gale-force winds. The utility earlier this week said strong winds downed electric power lines and snapped power poles ahead of the blazes."

Read more:
https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/08/14/in-search-for-hawaii-fires-cause-lawyers-probe-power-lines-2/

https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/08/14/in-search-for-hawaii-fires-cause-lawyers-probe-power-lines-2/

@geekaren
Hawaii utility faces scrutiny for not shutting power to reduce fire risks - The Washington Post

#hawaii #HawaiianElectric

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/08/12/maui-fire-electric-utility/

The power has been out for an hour now this morning in Waiakea Uka in Hilo. Power was sputtering trying to come back initially and it’s been dark for an hour now. Prayers for thanksgiving leftovers please. #BigIslandOutage #HawaiianElectric