Here's an update from the Honolulu newspaper =
In search for cause of Maui fires, lawyers probe power lines
https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/08/13/breaking-news/in-search-for-cause-of-maui-fires-lawyers-probe-power-lines/
The lawyers have a record of going after power companies in such incidents because the power companies have deep pockets. They are already signing up clients like hungry ambulance chasers. So, imagine if the lawyers have a team of arsonists who go around in isolated areas and cut the poles enough so that the high winds will topple the poles, causing the wires to break and spark, setting off the fires.
That may sound far-fetched until you think about all of the crooked layers who have scammed people throughout the years. Some have been caught but some haven't been. In a way it is the perefect crime. The fires destroy the evidence and everything seems natural except the power companies take the fall and have to pay the bill. Of course the power company simply jacks up its rates to pay for the damages and the lawyers' fancy cars and houses and the customers foot the bill.
But, the power company can be on the hook because it didn't cut the power as is the standard procedure in today's world. Is the guy in charge also in on the scam? Better keep an eye on those bank accounts.