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HE.US
id: 809

Hawaiian Electric Industries (HE) "Wildfire threats" Misconduct Case

N.D. California
Court
3:23-cv-04332
Case number
02/28/2019
Class period Start
08/16/2023
Class period End
10/23/2023
Lead Plaintiff motion deadline
  • The Washington Post reported that “before the Maui wildfires, Hawaiian Electric did not have a plan of reaction. WSJ reported that Hawaiian is in talks on restructuring.
  • $HE shares and bonds dropped, damaging investors.
  • Investors suspect Hawaiian Electric of failing to disclose that wildfire prevention and safety protocols were inadequate.
On August 16, 2023, the Wall Street Journal reported that Hawaiian Electric is in talks with restructuring firms and is exploring options to address its financial and legal challenges arising from the Maui wildfires.

The next day, the WSJ reported that, while knowing of wildfire threats, Hawaiian Electric spent less than $245,000 between 2019 and 2022 on Maui wildfire-specific projects.

On this news, the price of Hawaiian Electric shares and bonds dropped, damaging investors.

Earlier, on August 12, 2023, after historic wildfires broke out in Maui, killing dozens of people and causing billions of dollars of damage, The Washington Post reported that “before the Maui wildfires, Hawaiian Electric did not have a plan – adopted widely in California and other states – to shut off power in certain lines in advance of dangerous winds.”

According to the Post “Hawaiian Electric was aware that a power shut-off was an effective strategy, documents show but had not adopted it as part of its fire-mitigation plans, according to the company and two former power and energy officials interviewed by The Washington Post.” Citing a former member of the Hawaii Public Utilities Commission, the Post reported that the decision to avoid shutting off power “is reflective of the utility’s struggles to bolster its aging and vulnerable infrastructure against wildfires.

Taking all appeared facts into account, Investors have reasons to suspect Hawaiian Electric of failing to disclose that wildfire prevention and safety protocols and procedures were inadequate to meet the challenges for which they were ostensibly designed, and despite knowing the degree of risk that wildfires posed to Maui, the Company's inadequate safety protocols and procedures placed Maui at a heightened risk of devastating wildfires.
Case Status
Motion to dismiss
Alleged Offence
Misleading Statements
Failure to Disclose
Negligence
Omissions
Suspected Party
Directors
Management
Security Type
Stocks
Trade Direction
Long
Shock Event Date
08/17/2023
Filing date
08/24/2023
Lead Plaintiff Deadline
10/23/2023
Judge
Hon. Jacqueline Scott Corley
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Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc

Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the electric utility businesses in the United States. It operates in three segments: Electric Utility, Bank, and Other...

    Ticker
    HE.US
    ISIN
    US4198701009
    CIK
    354707
    Sector
    Utilities
    Industry
    Utilities - Regulated Electric
    Country
    USA
    Address
    1001 Bishop Street, Honolulu, HI, United States, 96813