In continued coordination with State and County emergency response efforts, Hawaiian Electric crews today are continuing to make repairs in areas that are safe and accessible. 70 customers remain without power in Upcountry. All of West Maui remains without power.
Approximately 12,400 customers in West Maui remain without power as access continues to be limited to many impacted areas due to safety and emergency response concerns. Hawaiian Electric is currently coordinating and assisting with State and County emergency response efforts in West Maui.
During the last 100 years, the deadliest wildfires in the country have occurred in California, but Hawaii’s disaster makes ranks among some of the worst blazes of all time.
Devastating wildfires on Maui were still raging Wednesday night, making the assessment of damage, deaths and casualties difficult as thousands of residents lost homes, visitors were asked to leave the island, and historic Lahaina the Hawaiian kingdom’s original seat of power and home to King Kamehameha’s palace lay in ruins.