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| In the hunt to determine what caused the fire that consumed lahana, the focus has increasingly turned to Hawaii's biggest power | 00:00:48 | |
| utility and whether the company did enough to prevent the wildfire and the high winds that swept over Maui last week. | 00:00:54 | |
| Lawyers for Lahana residents suing the utility, Hawaiian Electric, contend that its power equipment was not strong enough to | 00:01:01 | |
| withstand the strong winds. | 00:01:05 | |
| And that the company should have shut down power before the winds came. | 00:01:10 | |
| Wildfire experts who have studied the catastrophe fires. | 00:01:15 | |
| In California over the past two decades, also see shortcomings in Hawaii. | 00:01:19 | |
| Electric. | 00:01:23 | |
| Actions. | 00:01:25 | |
| Nearly a week after the wildfire tore through the island town of Lahana, state and local officials have not determined A cause. | 00:01:26 | |
| For the blaze that killed at least 99 people. | 00:01:33 | |
| But the explosive conditions were similar to those elsewhere in the country. | 00:01:35 | |
| Where wildfires were sparked by electrical equipment. | 00:01:40 | |
| Dry brush, high winds and aging infrastructure. | 00:01:46 |
Transcript
| In the hunt to determine what caused the fire that consumed lahana, the focus has increasingly turned to Hawaii's biggest power | 00:00:48 | |
| utility and whether the company did enough to prevent the wildfire and the high winds that swept over Maui last week. | 00:00:54 | |
| Lawyers for Lahana residents suing the utility, Hawaiian Electric, contend that its power equipment was not strong enough to | 00:01:01 | |
| withstand the strong winds. | 00:01:05 | |
| And that the company should have shut down power before the winds came. | 00:01:10 | |
| Wildfire experts who have studied the catastrophe fires. | 00:01:15 | |
| In California over the past two decades, also see shortcomings in Hawaii. | 00:01:19 | |
| Electric. | 00:01:23 | |
| Actions. | 00:01:25 | |
| Nearly a week after the wildfire tore through the island town of Lahana, state and local officials have not determined A cause. | 00:01:26 | |
| For the blaze that killed at least 99 people. | 00:01:33 | |
| But the explosive conditions were similar to those elsewhere in the country. | 00:01:35 | |
| Where wildfires were sparked by electrical equipment. | 00:01:40 | |
| Dry brush, high winds and aging infrastructure. | 00:01:46 |