Utility company Hawaiian Electric raised concerns on Friday after it revealed that it had not arranged financing for the $1.99 billion Maui wildfire settlement it reached this month.

Hawaiian Electric flags concern over wildfire settlement financing uncertainty

The wildfire that swept across Hawaii a week ago, turned one of the nation's most celebrated islands into an ashen moonscape. The wildfires have killed at least 101 people. A number that officials warn could double as the search continues.

Joe Biden to visit Hawaii to review recovery efforts as death toll crosses 100

Aerial footage showed a harbour, houses and other buildings badly charred in the resort city of Lahaina on Wednesday (August 9), after wildfires swept through Hawaii's Maui island and left at least six dead. Footage shot from a helicopter and shared with Reuters showed large areas in Lahaina blackened and devastated, with pillars of smoke rising from block after block of Lahaina, the largest tourist destination on Maui and home to multiple large hotels.

Hawai wildfires: More than 14,000 people relocated from Maui, death toll rises to 53

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Hawaiian Electric flags concern over wildfire settlement financing uncertainty

Joe Biden to visit Hawaii to review recovery efforts as death toll crosses 100

Hawai wildfires: More than 14,000 people relocated from Maui, death toll rises to 53