Red Flag Warning on August 7th," Maui County said in a release announcing its lawsuit.
The county further stated in its lawsuit that HECO has a duty"to properly maintain and repair the electric transmission lines, and other equipment including utility poles associated with their transmission of electricity, and to keep vegetation properly trimmed and maintained so as to prevent contact with overhead power lines and other electric equipment."
"We were surprised and disappointed that the County of Maui rushed to court even before completing its own investigation," Shelee Kimura, the president and CEO of Hawaiian Electric, said in a statement Sunday.
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