{"id":2004317,"date":"2023-08-17T21:44:05","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T01:44:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawaii-regulators-and-utility-company-knew-of-fire-hazards-yet-failed-to-act-report\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T21:48:11","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T01:48:11","slug":"hawaii-regulators-and-utility-company-knew-of-fire-hazards-yet-failed-to-act-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawaii-regulators-and-utility-company-knew-of-fire-hazards-yet-failed-to-act-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Report: Hawaii regulators and utility company aware of fire hazards but neglected to take action."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhawaii-regulators-and-utility-company-knew-of-fire-hazards-yet-failed-to-act-report%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2004317&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Hawaii Electric Utility Company Faces Scrutiny After Devastating Wildfires<\/h2>\n<p>A Hawaii electric utility company is\u2063 facing scrutiny after one of the most devastating wildfires in American history caused more than 100 fatalities on the island of Maui.<\/p>\n<p>Hawaiian Electric discussed wildfire mitigation efforts after an unusually severe \u200dfire season in 2019, but instead opted to focus its\u200d efforts on a government-mandated shift to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joe-biden-knows-he-messed-up-on-fracking-at-debate-and-is-now-doing-damage-control-the-daily-wire\/\" title=\"Joe Biden Knows He Messed Up On Fracking At Debate And Is Now Doing Damage Control | The Daily Wire\">renewable energy<\/a>, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/us-news\/wildfire-risk-maui-hawaiian-electric-7beed21e\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wall Street Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u200c has\u200d made little progress in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawaii-regulators-and-utility-company-knew-of-fire-hazards-yet-failed-to-act-report\/\" title=\"Report: Hawaii regulators and utility company aware of fire hazards but neglected to take action.\">adopting fire prevention measures practiced<\/a> in California \u2014 a state which has experienced <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/california-cant-catch-break-storms-slow-wildfires-leave-firefighters-responding-new-type-emergency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">devastating\u200c fires<\/a> \u2063 caused by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conspiracy-theorists-blame-space-lasers-and-oprah-for-deadly-maui-fires\/\" title=\"Conspiracy theorists accuse space lasers and Oprah for Maui fires.\">power \u200blines<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The cause of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/officials-issue-grave-warning-maui-fires-keep-showers-short-dont-drink-water\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">costly fires<\/a> on Maui \u200chasn\u2019t been officially determined, but some evidence suggests\u200c that Hawaiian Electric power lines were the source of the blazes.<\/p>\n<p>Video \u2063filmed at the beginning of the fires\u200d shows power lines blown to the ground by high winds.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>WARNING: The\u2064 following video contains language that some may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The more and more videos that become available of the Lahaina fires seem to indicate \u2062to me \u2064that the fires started from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-emergency-chief-explains-why-no-sirens-alerted-residents-to-fast-approaching-fire\/\" title=\"Maui's Emergency Chief clarifies absence of sirens during rapid fire threat.\">downed\u200d power lines<\/a> \u200cfrom the high \u2063winds from Hurricane Dora. What do y\u2019all think? \u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LahainaFires?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LahainaFires<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MauiFires?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MauiFires<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Hawaii?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Hawaii<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7V3xt7E77E\">pic.twitter.com\/7V3xt7E77E<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2064D\u039bVID\u200d  (@DavidShares) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DavidShares\/status\/1691855830285517147?\">August 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trans-people-exist-oreo-cookie-virtue-signals-while-parent-company-faces-child-slave-labor-lawsuit\/\" title=\"\u2018Trans People Exist\u2019: Oreo Cookie Virtue Signals While Parent Company Faces Child Slave Labor Lawsuit\">class-action lawsuit filed<\/a>\u200c last week against Hawaiian Electric\u2063 \u2014 one of several that have been filed so far \u2014 alleges that the \u2063utility failed to deactivate endangered power lines \u200bin \u200dthe midst of high winds\u2064 from Hurricane Dora, creating the conditions for \u200dthe fires, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2023\/08\/15\/hawaiian-electric-lawsuits-maui-wildfires\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Axios<\/a> \u200breported.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2062 lawsuit alleges another contributor \u200bto the disaster was a failure to properly inspect and maintain the utility \u2064infrastructure.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">New on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MauiFires?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MauiFires<\/a>: Class action lawsuit against\u2063 Hawaii Electric, Maui Electric, and some other \u200cpower entities on\u200b behalf dof the victims of the Lahaina Fire alleging downed power lines and the failure to de-energize the \u200cgrid caused the fire.<\/p>\n<p>These attorneys waste no time <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/94EnatN3nB\">pic.twitter.com\/94EnatN3nB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Brianna\u2064 Sacks (@bri_sacks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bri_sacks\/status\/1690485042752217088?\">August 12, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hawaiian Electric admitted that it needed to do more to counteract the threat of wildfires after\u200b a \u2062costly 2019 wildfire\u2062 season\u200c in Maui, according to the Journal.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u2063the Journal reported, the publicly traded company spent only $245,000 on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hawaiis-first-line-defense-likely-failed-maui-fires-says-congresswoman\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maui wildfire<\/a> mitigation \u2014 a \u2063pittance \u2064for a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marketwatch.com\/investing\/stock\/he\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">company<\/a> with a market cap\u200b of roughly $1.6 billion.<\/p>\n<p>Hawaiian Electric instead made \u200cproducing\u2062 renewable energy its priority in the years following the 2019 wildfires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooking back with hindsight, the business\u200c opportunities were on the \u200bgeneration side, and \u2063the \u200butility was going out for bid with all these\u2064 big renewable-energy projects,\u201d consultant Doug McLeod, a former Maui county\u200c energy commissioner, told the Journal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut in retrospect, it seems clear, we weren\u2019t as focused\u200b on these\u200c fire risks as we should have been.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Invasive forms of vegetation have also \u2063been identified as fire \u2062risks.<\/p>\n<p>Another\u200b former utility commissioner is \u200badmitting the state should have done more to\u2062 compel \u200dHawaiian Electric to focus on fire mitigation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBecause it \u2062wasn\u2019t an emergency, it didn\u2019t receive the attention that it needed,\u201d\u2062 Jennifer Potter told\u2063 the Journal.<\/p>\n<p>She called the lack of focus\u2062 on fire danger a \u201cmissed\u2063 opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/hawaii-regulators-utility-company-knew-fire-hazards-yet-failed-act-report\/\">Hawaii Regulators and Utility Company Knew of\u200b Fire\u2062 Hazards, Yet Failed to Act &#8211; Report<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Hawaiian electric utility company is under scrutiny for neglecting wildfire mitigation efforts despite a severe fire season in 2019. The devastating wildfire on Maui caused over 100 fatalities. 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