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Letter: HECO should reimburse all power shutoff claims | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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Remember after the Lahaina fire, when Hawaiian Electric promised to improve vegetation management and strengthen utility poles to prevent future fires? Well apparently they found a much cheaper way: public safety power shutoffs (PSPS). Whenever it gets too windy, they simply shut off the electricity for entire neighborhoods, so if a pole falls down it will not spark a fire.

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Letter: HECO should reimburse all power shutoff claims | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Remember after the Lahaina fire, when Hawaiian Electric promised to improve vegetation management and strengthen utility poles to prevent future fires? Well apparently they found a much cheaper way: public safety power shutoffs (PSPS). Whenever it gets too windy, they simply shut off the electricity for entire neighborhoods, so if a pole falls down it will not spark a fire.

·Honolulu, United States
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Star Advertiser broke the news in Honolulu, United States on Wednesday, April 29, 2026.
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