Hawaii’s biggest power utility faces growing scrutiny for the role it might have played in the deadliest wildfire in modern American history, including detailed allegations in a lawsuit filed Wednesday that it was negligent and knowingly failed to take proper action to prevent catastrophe. The lawsuit, first obtained by NBC News, alleges that Hawaiian Electric… Continue reading Hawaii’s top power utility accused of years of mismanagement before the deadly wildfires
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Hawaii’s emergency warning sirens weren’t activated to alert residents, agency says
The cause of the fires on Maui remains unclear, but severe drought conditions and hurricane-strength winds — gusts reached as high as 80 mph — are a confluence of extremes amplified by climate change, experts say. “It is much like an atomic bomb hit Lahaina,” Hawaii Gov. Josh Green told “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt on Friday.… Continue reading Hawaii’s emergency warning sirens weren’t activated to alert residents, agency says
Hawaii’s endangered plant species face a long road to recovery after wildfires
As Hawaii continues its effort to contain wildfires across the Big Island and Maui, and a climbing death toll leaves residents shell-shocked, scientists across the United States have begun to take stock of the plants and animals that have been lost to the flames. Though Hawaii makes up less than 1% of U.S. land, it… Continue reading Hawaii’s endangered plant species face a long road to recovery after wildfires