House committee asks Hawaiian Electric for more wildfire details

In a letter to Hawaiian Electric CEO Shelee Kimura, leaders on the House Energy and Commerce Committee said in part, “As we continue our investigation, questions persist both about the events on the days the wildfires occurred and about Hawaiian Electric Company and its subsidiaries’ ‘Wildfire Mitigation Plan.’ For example, in HECO’s October 27, 2023, response to the Committee’s QFRs, you described the weather updates that HECO received on the dates of the wildfires. However, you also stated that HECO ‘did not learn until after the windstorm had passed that the winds had been higher than forecast.’ Additionally, we continue to have questions about the WMP and the timeline of its creation and development. HECO stated that it began developing the WMP in 2019 and finalized it in 2023.” Shares of Hawaiian Electric are down 3% to $11.10 in afternoon trading.