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A downed electrical pole laid along Honoapiilani Highway near Kapunakea Street in Lahaina on Thursday.
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Rather than ask, “Why wasn’t the electricity turned off after the fires began?” ask: “Why wasn’t the electricity turned off before the fires began when there was a real threat of wind damage to telephone poles and more?”
With all that’s going on in this world, a night or two without electricity is a small price to pay.
Candlelight is not recommended but can be romantic.
Matthew Bernstein
Waianae
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