Correction: Hawaii Wildfire-Congressional Hearing story

Sep 27, 2023, 9:55 PM | Updated: Sep 29, 2023, 10:24 am

FILE - A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. Hawaii's top public utility officials and the president of Hawaiian Electric are expected to testify Thursday, Sept. 28, in a congressional hearing about the role the electrical grid played in last month's deadly Maui wildfire. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
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(AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

In a story published September 28, 2023, about a congressional hearing over the role Hawaii’s electrical grid played in a deadly Maui wildfire, The Associated Press erroneously reported the percent of buried power lines. Hawaiian Electric CEO Shelee Kimura said about 50% of power lines on Maui are underground, not 50% of the lines in the entire state.

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Correction: Hawaii Wildfire-Congressional Hearing story

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