By Abril Elfi
Maui Electric responded to a lawsuit filed last week by Maui County against them and other electric companies that claimed they were negligent leading up to the fires.
On Monday, Maui Electric revealed that downed power lines were the cause of a morning fire in Lahaina on August 8th. However, the company continues to insist that they turned off the electricity before another fire started in the same region. Maui County claimed that the company ignored warnings of high winds and other potential fire warnings from weather officials.
Hawaiian Electricâs president and CEO, Shelee Kimura, said in a statement that the lawsuitâs assertions were âfactually and legally irresponsible.â She continued to state that the companyâs research revealed that it responded quickly to both fires.
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