A presentation on Hawaiian Electric Co. (HECO)’s wildfire safety strategies and new technologies will be given during the County of Maui Office of Recovery’s monthly Lahaina Community Webinar on Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 5:30 p.m.

Colton Ching, HECO senior vice president of planning and technology, will share how the company has been deploying new technology, fortifying infrastructure and minimizing fire hazards as well as expanding community partnerships to significantly reduce the risk of a wildfire started by its equipment as part of the company’s Wildfire Safety Strategy.

In addition to HECO’s presentation, updates will be provided on current operations by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), environmental monitoring at the Temporary Debris Storage site from the County Department of Environmental Management (DEM), and the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) Action Plan by the Office of Recovery.

The webinar also will include a Q&A session with presenters and panelists representing various departments and agencies, including the County’s Office of Recovery, Department of Public Works (4Leaf), Department of Water Supply, DEM, and Department of Planning; USACE; and HECO. Pre-submitted questions will be accepted through Monday, April 14, although attendees will also be able to submit questions during the webinar.

Registration for the webinar is required. To register and submit questions prior to the meeting, visit https://www.MauiRecovers.org/events. A live broadcast of the webinar also will be shown on Akakū: Maui Community Media, Channel 53. In addition, a recording of the webinar will be available on MauiRecovers.org the following day.

The next in-person Lahaina Community Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, May 7, at the Lahaina Intermediate School cafeteria.