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According to the local press, the lawsuit was filed by three law firms representing people affected by the fires in Lahaina, the former capital of the archipelago and one of the most popular tourist areas in Hawaii.
The lawsuit argues that Hawaiian Electric, which supplies electricity to 95% of the state, “inexcusably left its power lines operational during predicted high fire risk conditions.”
“The destruction could have been avoided if the defendants had heeded the National Weather Service warnings and turned off power to their power lines during the expected high wind event” several days before the fires began, states the process.
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