HECO: Wildfire Risk Already Cut By More Than Half Across Hawaii Grid
HECO will also spend $200 million to install more than 100 miles of new overhead power lines covered in special insulation in ...
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HECO execs brief lawmakers on wildfire mitigation efforts
Ching said HECO’s management believes operational changes and procedures adopted since those fires — as well as fires in West ...
Free wildfire tracking service comes to Hawaii with mission to give more warning in emergencies
The non-profit started in 2021 with a mission to use technology to get information out to people more quickly. There are more than 200 volunteers nation wide who help report and t ...
Hawaii County Fire Chief discusses wildfire prevention education
As chair of Hawaii’s State Fire Council, Kazuo Todd is reviving the Office of the State Fire Marshal, boosted by new support ...
Hawaii attorney general investigation into deadly Lahaina wildfire won’t lead to criminal charges
An investigation by the Hawaii attorney general’s office into the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century won’t lead ...
The Lahaina wildfire holds lessons for California and other Western states
The missteps in Maui are learning opportunities for California and other fire-prone Western states that want to ensure this ...
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Hawaiian Electric faces lawmaker scrutiny over wildfire mitigation plan, announces $1.99B settlement contribution
Hawaiian Electric (HECO) faced tough questions from lawmakers on Wednesday as it presented its long-awaited wildfire ...
Why Risky Wildfire Zones Have Been Increasing Around the World
More than 30 square miles and 130 structures have been put to the torch in southern California as a wildfire fed by Santa Ana ...
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Maui wildfire: No criminal charges after investigation into fire that killed 102
LAHAINA, Hawaii — An investigation by the Hawaii attorney general's office into the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, which destroyed most of the historic town of Lahaina ...
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Could crowdsourcing hold the key to early wildfire detection?
Computer science researchers have developed a new crowdsourcing system that dramatically slashes wildfire mapping time from hours to seconds using a network of low-cost mobile phones mounted on ...