Hawaii’s largest electric utility is preparing to extend wildfire safety improvements beyond an initial focus on high-risk areas.

Hawaiian Electric plans to begin doing such work on its system in areas with medium wildfire risk over the next six to 12 months, according to Scott Seu, president and CEO of the utility’s parent Hawaiian Electric Industries.

Seu described the plan during a conference call with stock analysts Thursday as part of discussing second-quarter financial results for HEI.

Removing wildfire risk from the utility’s systems serving Oahu, Maui, Molokai, Lanai and Hawaii island has been a major focus of the company after a power line downed by gale-force winds sparked a fire in Lahaina that killed 102 people and destroyed most of the West Maui town on Aug. 8, 2023.

Since

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