Hawaiian Electric: About 1,900 Maui customers remain without electricity

In an investor update in connection with the recent wildfires on Maui, Haiwaiian Electric said: “Over the last week, and in close coordination with other community partners, the Hawaiian Electric team has been working around the clock to support all those affected by the fires. Hawaiian Electric’s primary focus right now is on supporting emergency response efforts, helping our customers and employees and continuing to restore power as quickly as possible. As of August 17, 2023, approximately 1,900 customers in West Maui remained without electricity. Power has been restored to more than 80% of customers who have been without electricity since last week. At this time, we are working hard alongside many others in an effort to determine what happened.” The company said added: “Like any company in this situation would do, and as we do in the normal course of business, we are seeking advice from various experts. This is part of prudent scenario planning. The goal is not to restructure the company but to endure as a financially strong utility that Maui and this state need. We look forward to working with the people of Hawai’i to achieve this goal.”