Hawaii Fires Turn a Safe Investment into a Big Risk

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Utilities are supposed to be a staid investment. Hawaiian Electric is down 68% since the Maui fires started.

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Utilities are supposed to be a staid investment; Hawaiian Electric is down 68% since the Maui fires startedResidents were able to enter Lahaina on Wednesday for the first time since wildfires devastated the historic town last week. WSJ joined Pamela Tumpap, the president of Maui’s Chamber of Commerce, to see the damage. Photo: Yuki Iwamura/AFP

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