Hawaiian Electric Drops as GOP Seeks More Details Over Fire

Utility’s shares fall nearly 5% on House committee’s requests
Republicans say ‘questions persist’ on timeline of events

A Hawaiian Electric truck near a destroyed neighborhood following the Maui wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii on Aug. 16, 2023.
Photographer: Yuki Iwamura/AFP/Getty Images

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By Ari Natter and David R Baker

March 22, 2024 at 4:51 PM UTC

Updated on

March 22, 2024 at 6:11 PM UTC

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House Republicans asked Hawaiian Electric Co. to answer additional questions and provide more documents as part of their probe into the utility’s role in last year’s deadly Lahaina wildfire.

Shares of parent Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. slumped as much as 4.9% in New York trading Friday.