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Maui windstorm and wildfires - Utilities Charged (Details) - Natural Disasters and Other Casualty Events - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
Maui Windstorm and Wildfires |  |  |
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Total Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses | $ 1,748,295 | $ 1,778,413 | $ 138,383
Insurance recovery | (18,875) | (31,452) | (104,580)
Deferral treatment approved by the PUC | (7,656) | (15,554) | (14,692)
Total Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses, net of insurance recoveries and approved deferral treatment | 1,721,764 | 1,731,407 | 19,111
Legal expenses |  |  |
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Total Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses | 25,000 | 40,027 | 34,876
Wildfire tort-related claims |  |  |
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Total Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses | 1,712,000 | 1,712,000 | 75,000
Other expense |  |  |
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Total Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses | 11,295 | 26,386 | 28,507
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries | Maui Windstorm and Wildfires |  |  |
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Total Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses | 1,738,875 | 1,763,442 | 114,808
Insurance recovery | (16,379) | (26,348) | (98,613)
Deferral treatment approved by the PUC | (7,656) | (15,554) | (14,692)
Total Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses, net of insurance recoveries and approved deferral treatment | 1,714,840 | 1,721,540 | 1,503
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries | Legal expenses |  |  |
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Total Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses | 17,613 | 28,348 | 24,737
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries | Wildfire tort-related claims |  |  |
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Total Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses | 1,712,000 | 1,712,000 | 75,000
Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. and Subsidiaries | Other expense |  |  |
Public Utilities, General Disclosures [Line Items] |  |  |
Total Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses | $ 9,262 | $ 23,094 | $ 15,071

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