Few answers in congressional hearing on Maui’s wildfire and electric provider

A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii (Jae C Hong/AP, File)

Politicians probing the cause of last month’s deadly Maui wildfire did not get many answers during Thursday’s congressional hearing on the role the electrical grid played in the disaster.

The president of Hawaiian Electric, Shelee Kimura, said she did not know specific details about when the power stopped flowing through downed power lines in Lahaina or when the decision was made to trigger a procedure designed to ensure broken lines were not re-energised.