Lawmakers probing the cause of last month’s deadly Maui wildfire did not get many answers during Thursday’s congressional hearing on the role the electrical grid played in the disaster.
Still, the president of Hawaiian Electric — Maui’s sole electricity provider — promised to gather and provide more details about exactly what happened Aug. 8, including when the power stopped flowing through downed power lines in Lahaina and exactly when the decision was made to trigger a procedure designed to ensure broken lines were not re-energized.
“Our vegetation management is around our lines. It is not a stated right to take care of the grass under our lines on private property,” Kimura said, adding that it is an issue that the state should consider in the aftermath of the fire. Asked to address whether the electrical grid in Lahaina was safe and properly maintained, Kimura told the committee that 2,000 of the company’s wooden power poles had not been tested for possible termites, rot or other problems since 2013. The other 29,000 poles on the island had been assessed under Hawaiian Electric’s “test and treat” program, she said.
Downed power lines hindered some residents’ efforts to flee Lahaina during the fires, and several survivors told The Associated Press that they were turned away from exit routes by closed roads, utility crews and police who were trying to keep people from driving over potentially live wires. The FBI agents who informed her of Rans’ death said the only items that remained of her sister were a bracelet with the word “Kuuipo,” which means “sweetheart” in Hawaiian, and one burnt slipper.
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First congressional hearing on Maui wildfire to focus on island's sole electric provider and gridHawaii’s top public utility officials and the president of Hawaiian Electric are expected to testify in a congressional hearing about the role the electrical grid played in last month’s deadly Maui wildfire.
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First congressional hearing on Maui wildfire to focus on island's sole electric provider and gridHawaii’s top public utility officials and the president of Hawaiian Electric are expected to testify in a congressional hearing about the role the electrical grid played in last month’s deadly Maui wildfire.
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First congressional hearing on Maui wildfire to focus on island's electric providerHawaii’s top public utility officials and the president of Hawaiian Electric are expected to testify in a congressional hearing about the role the electrical grid played in last month’s deadly Maui wildfire
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First congressional hearing on Maui wildfire to focus on island's sole electric provider and gridHawaii’s top public utility officials and the president of Hawaiian Electric are testifying in a congressional hearing about the role the electrical grid played in last month’s deadly Maui wildfire
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First congressional hearing on Maui wildfire to focus on island's sole electric provider and gridHawaii’s top public utility officials and the president of Hawaiian Electric are testifying in a congressional hearing about the role the electrical grid played in last month’s deadly Maui wildfire
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