Hawaiian Electric shares meltdown Shares in Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI) have crashed amid scrutiny over whether the company’s power equipment sparked the Maui wildfires Electricity not shut off before high winds reach Maui – downed power lines often major cause of wildfires Electricity not shut off before high winds reach Maui – downed power lines often major cause of wildfires HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SHARE PRICE $38 36 34 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18 $37.23 $32.40 $21.46 $19.14 Aug 8, 2023: Wildfires destroy historic town of Lahaina, killing scores of people Mon Aug 7 Tue Aug 8 Wed Aug 9 Thu Aug 10 Fri Aug 11 Mon Aug 14 Fall marks biggest ever loss since HEI founded in 1891 Sources: Bloomberg, New York Times, Yahoo! Finance Picture: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS