The wildfire that killed more than 100 people in Maui, Hawaii, last year was sparked by "reenergized" broken power lines that ignited vegetation around a utility pole. NBC News' Steve Patterson ...

cellphone networks were down and emergency officials did not activate the emergency sirens that might have warned residents to evacuate. Power lines and poles had fallen in many locations ...

A report has found that broken power ... walking down Front Street past destroyed buildings burned to the ground in Lahaina in the aftermath of wildfires in western Maui, Hawaii.

Putting more power lines underground is an expensive ... and that price could come down under an ongoing national effort with a Hawaii connection. Several endeavors by companies, universities ...

Hawaiian Electric warned customers on the western side of Maui that it may need to cut power due to the potential ... for leeward areas of all islands for Hawaii.

A report has found that broken power lines caused the deadly August 2023 ... scattered in the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 21, 2023. AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File The ...