Maui County on Thursday sued Hawaiian Electric Company, alleging its failure to shut off power despite repeated warnings of the potential for devastating firesThe county is seeking damages and “just compensation” against Hawaiian Electric Company and three related companies, accusing them of negligence, according to the suit filed in the state's Second Circuit Court.
The lawsuit stated that two days before the destructive wildfires, on Aug. 6, the National Weather Service warned that high winds combined with dry conditions from passing Hurricane Dora to the south pose a serious fire threat. “These powerlines foreseeably ignited the fast-moving, deadly, and destructive Lahaina Fire, which completely destroyed residences, businesses, churches, schools, and historic cultural sites," according to the lawsuit.
In a statement Thursday, Hawaiian Electric said its focus in the aftermath of the fires has been to support the people of Maui and Maui County.
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