The utility removed damaged poles, lines and other equipment from where the Lahiana fire reportedly started before investigators were able to view the scene.
last week to help with “determining the origin and cause of the wildfires there.” But by then, utility crews had cleared much of the site near the substation off Lahainaluna Road and moved damaged equipment to a warehouse.
such as flash marks on conductors, or globs of aluminum or copper that might have melted and fallen into the brush below, experts said. “Hawaiian Electric will take reasonable steps to preserve evidence but cannot make any guarantees due to the rapidly evolving situation on the ground, which also is not within our control,” the letter said.
On Aug. 18, a judge signed an interim discovery order, which detailed how the utility should handle evidence around the “suspected area of origin.”There is a process for how utilities should handle the site where it is believed a fire started. The National Fire Protection Association states that “the integrity of the fire scene needs to be preserved. … Evidence should not be handled or removed without documentation” and the scene cordoned off with tape or flags.
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