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Maui fire will reshape Hawaiian Electric

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                                Hawaiian Electric linesmen along Honoapiilani Highway continued to work at restoring power to the area Thursday after wildfires swept through Lahaina on Aug. 8.
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Hawaiian Electric linesmen along Honoapiilani Highway continued to work at restoring power to the area Thursday after wildfires swept through Lahaina on Aug. 8.

COURTESY STATE OF HAWAII.
                                “The consequences (of the fire) are beyond measure,” said state Sen. Angus McKelvey (D, West Maui-Maalaea-South Maui). “I hope that this will be the mother of all wake-up calls. People need to have comfort that this won’t happen ever again.”
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COURTESY STATE OF HAWAII.

“The consequences (of the fire) are beyond measure,” said state Sen. Angus McKelvey (D, West Maui-Maalaea-South Maui). “I hope that this will be the mother of all wake-up calls. People need to have comfort that this won’t happen ever again.”

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                                An aerial view shows the aftermath of the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire, which has been recorded as the worst U.S. wildfire disaster in more than a century.
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An aerial view shows the aftermath of the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire, which has been recorded as the worst U.S. wildfire disaster in more than a century.

GEORGE F. LEE / GLEE@STARADVERTISER.COM 
                                Hawaiian Electric linesmen along Honoapiilani Highway continued to work at restoring power to the area Thursday after wildfires swept through Lahaina on Aug. 8.
COURTESY STATE OF HAWAII.
                                “The consequences (of the fire) are beyond measure,” said state Sen. Angus McKelvey (D, West Maui-Maalaea-South Maui). “I hope that this will be the mother of all wake-up calls. People need to have comfort that this won’t happen ever again.”
ASSOCIATED PRESS
                                An aerial view shows the aftermath of the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire, which has been recorded as the worst U.S. wildfire disaster in more than a century.