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A Hawaiian Electric employee repairs power lines in the aftermath of the Maui Fires in Lahaina, West Maui, Hawaii, August 17, 2023. Embattled officials in Hawaii who have been criticized for the lack of warnings as a deadly wildfire ripped through a town insisted on August 16 that sounding emergency sirens would not have saved lives. At least 110 people died when the inferno levelled Lahaina last week on the island of Maui, with some residents not aware their town was at risk until they saw flames for themselves. (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP) (Photo by YUKI IWAMURA/AFP via Getty Images)

Hawaiian Electric CEO Testifies During House Hearing On Maui Fires

The president of Hawaiian Electric Co. and the island nation’s top public officials testified in a congressional hearing over the devastating wildfires that scorched Lahaina.

An aerial image taken on August 10, 2023 shows destroyed homes and buildings burned to the ground in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii. At least 36 people have died after a fast-moving wildfire turned Lahaina to ashes, officials said August 9, 2023 as visitors asked to leave the island of Maui found themselves stranded at the airport. The fires began burning early August 8, scorching thousands of acres and putting homes, businesses and 35,000 lives at risk on Maui, the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency said in a statement. (Photo by Patrick T. Fallon / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)

Three Weeks After Deadly Maui Wildfire: Survivors Seek Answers

Three weeks since the deadliest modern U.S. wildfire began in Maui’s Lahaina. Hawaiian Electric recently responded to Maui county’s lawsuit, admitting power lines sparked the first fire in Maui, but not the second fire in Lahaina that has killed 115 officially and destroyed 2,000 structures.