Hawaii Wildfires: Dispute Ignites as Maui County Sues Hawaiian Electric Over Alleged Negligence

Sparks have been flying over the topic of who is to blame for the recent wildfires in Hawaii, with both the County of Maui and Hawaiian Electric, the region’s largest electricity provider, casting blame at each other. This disagreement was escalated further on August 24th when Maui County filed a lawsuit against Hawaiian Electric claiming that the electricity company failed to de-energize its power lines, which resulted in the wildfires. Hawaiian Electric has since come back with a statement strongly refuting these claims, placing blame back onto how the county dealt with these wildfires.Read more.