WAILUKU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Downed cables on Maui have many residents worried it could potentially spark a fire.

The company that owns the lines promises there is no danger. But community members still want them fixed.

Anthony Goodrich worries the cables in the shrubs along Honoapiilani Highway in Wailuku near a neighborhood and next to a busy road is a hazard.

“I just think that whoever responsible for these wires should not have them hanging and on the ground. They belong above our head,” Goodrich said.

Angela Vessell said the cables right outside her backyard has been that way for years.

“I made it a point for my husband to at least call,” Vessell said. “He called. They said that they were looking to it and took down his number and they’ll do a follow-up, but they never. It’s been th

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