<p>夏威夷电力公司即将达成一项协议，解决去年在茂宜岛发生的大规模诉讼，可能避免该公用事业公司破产。知情人士表示，夏威夷电力公司是夏威夷最大的电力公用事业公司，据报道，该公司即将解决与 2023 年茂宜岛野火有关的大规模诉讼，这可能阻止潜在的破产申请。这些诉讼声称夏威夷电力公司对引发烧毁拉海纳部分地区并导致 100 多人死亡的火灾负有责任，给公司带来了重大财务压力。</p>
<p>尽管与 2023 年达到 1.384 亿美元的野火相关支出，夏威夷电力公司高管坚称公司仍然财务稳定。夏威夷电力工业公司，即夏威夷电力公司的控股公司，年底时大约有 1.37 亿美元现金，而其公用事业子公司有 1.06 亿美元。此外，夏威夷电力公司正在探索通过以应收账款为抵押的新信贷账户获得额外 2 亿至 2.5 亿美元的选择。</p>
<p>这些诉讼的潜在和解为夏威夷电力公司带来了一丝宽慰，该公司曾面临着类似太平洋煤气与电力公司（PG&amp;E）在 2019 年因加利福尼亚北部的毁灭性野火和随后的诉讼而申请破产的财务危机的广泛猜测。夏威夷电力公司的股价和债券评级也因此受到影响。</p>
<p>资料来源：</p>
<p>[1] Civil Beat. (2024, February 12). 夏威夷电力公司表示尽管茂宜岛野火成本，公司仍然财务稳定。https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/02/hawaiian-electric-says-it-is-financially-stable-despite-maui-wildfire-costs/</p>
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夏威夷电力

<p>夏威夷电力即将就毛伊岛山火引发的诉讼达成和解，有望避免破产。尽管面临巨额支出，该公司仍然保持财务稳定，并正在探索额外融资选项。这一和解对夏威夷电力来说是一种解脱，因为该公司曾面临类似太平洋煤气电力公司破产的财务危机的猜测</p>

<p>Hawaiian Electric is nearing a deal to resolve mass lawsuits over last year’s Maui wildfires that could avoid a bankruptcy filing by the utility, people familiar with the situation said.Hawaiian Electric, Hawaii's largest electric utility company, is reportedly close to resolving mass lawsuits related to the 2023 Maui wildfires, which could prevent a potential bankruptcy filing [1]. The lawsuits, which allege that Hawaiian Electric was responsible for starting the fires that destroyed parts of Lahaina and resulted in the deaths of over 100 people, have placed significant financial strain on the company.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>夏威夷电力公司即将达成一项协议，解决去年在茂宜岛发生的大规模诉讼，可能避免该公用事业公司破产。知情人士表示，夏威夷电力公司是夏威夷最大的电力公用事业公司，据报道，该公司即将解决与 2023 年茂宜岛野火有关的大规模诉讼，这可能阻止潜在的破产申请。这些诉讼声称夏威夷电力公司对引发烧毁拉海纳部分地区并导致 100 多人死亡的火灾负有责任，给公司带来了重大财务压力。</p>
</div><p>Despite the wildfire-related expenses, which amounted to $138.4 million in 2023 [1], Hawaiian Electric executives maintain that the company remains financially stable [1]. The utility holding company, Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc., had approximately $137 million in cash at the end of the year, and the utility subsidiary had $106 million [1]. Furthermore, Hawaiian Electric is exploring the option of accessing an additional $200 million to $250 million through a new credit account collateralized by accounts receivable [1].</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>尽管与 2023 年达到 1.384 亿美元的野火相关支出，夏威夷电力公司高管坚称公司仍然财务稳定。夏威夷电力工业公司，即夏威夷电力公司的控股公司，年底时大约有 1.37 亿美元现金，而其公用事业子公司有 1.06 亿美元。此外，夏威夷电力公司正在探索通过以应收账款为抵押的新信贷账户获得额外 2 亿至 2.5 亿美元的选择。</p>
</div><p>The potential settlement of these lawsuits comes as a relief for Hawaiian Electric, which had faced widespread speculation of a financial crisis similar to that of Pacific Gas and Electric Corp. (PG&amp;E), which filed for bankruptcy in 2019 after devastating wildfires and ensuing lawsuits in Northern California [1]. Hawaiian Electric's stock price and bond rating had also suffered as a result [1].</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这些诉讼的潜在和解为夏威夷电力公司带来了一丝宽慰，该公司曾面临着类似太平洋煤气与电力公司（PG&amp;E）在 2019 年因加利福尼亚北部的毁灭性野火和随后的诉讼而申请破产的财务危机的广泛猜测。夏威夷电力公司的股价和债券评级也因此受到影响。</p>
</div><p>Sources:</p>
<p>[1] Civil Beat. (2024, February 12). Hawaiian Electric says it is financially stable despite Maui wildfire costs. https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/02/hawaiian-electric-says-it-is-financially-stable-despite-maui-wildfire-costs/</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>资料来源：</p>
<p>[1] Civil Beat. (2024, February 12). 夏威夷电力公司表示尽管茂宜岛野火成本，公司仍然财务稳定。https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/02/hawaiian-electric-says-it-is-financially-stable-despite-maui-wildfire-costs/</p>
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夏威夷电力公司接近达成野火和解协议，旨在避免 PG&E 的破产命运 --- 华尔街日报