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Maui windstorm and wildfires | 6 Months Ended
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Unusual or Infrequent Items, or Both [Abstract] |
Maui windstorm and wildfires | Maui windstorm and wildfires On August 8, 2023, a number of brush fires in the West Maui (Lahaina) and Upcountry Maui areas caused widespread property damage, including damage to property of the Utilities, and 102 confirmed fatalities in Lahaina (the Maui windstorm and wildfires). The Maui windstorm and wildfires were fueled by extreme winds and drought-like conditions in those parts of Maui. Restoration costs and recoveries. The Utilities are continuing restoration work to rebuild portions of the electric system in Lahaina to ensure safe and reliable power to customers. Restoration efforts include the rebuilding of electrical lines along former routes in the Lahaina area with the installation of new interim steel and wood poles and electrical equipment. Ongoing work is focused on reestablishing electrical service to homes as they are being built. On December 27, 2023, the Public Utilities Commission of the State of Hawaii (PUC) issued an order authorizing deferred accounting treatment for the Utilities’ incremental non-labor expenses related to the Maui windstorm and wildfires. The deferred accounting treatment applies to certain non-labor expenses incurred from August 8, 2023 through December 31, 2024 that are not already a part of the base rates. The approval pertains only to deferred cost treatment; any cost recovery of deferred costs will be the subject of a separate application(s). On November 27, 2024, the Utilities filed a request with the PUC to extend the deferral accounting period to December 31, 2025, specifically limited to insurance premiums and outside services and legal costs associated with the asset-based lending facility credit agreement (see Note 5). On February 12, 2025, the PUC issued an order granting the Utilities’ request to extend. As of June 30, 2025, the Utilities have deferred $68.2 million of certain incremental costs related to the Maui windstorm and wildfires to a regulatory asset. The Utilities are actively seeking recovery of damage to covered electrical infrastructure under their property insurance programs. The Utilities have received insurance recoveries for a total of $8.6 million and nil for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively; however, the timing and amount of any future insurance recoveries remain indeterminable at this time and as such, any additional insurance receivable has not been recorded as of the date of this filing. The Company’s property insurance has a total policy limit of $500 million with a $1 million retention for damages related to Utility-owned non-generating assets, including overhead transmission and distribution assets within 1,000 feet of such assets. The Utilities believe capital expenditures related to restoration that are not covered by insurance will be managed under their current regulatory mechanisms, the recovery of which would be subject to PUC approval. As of June 30, 2025, the Company has $490.4 million of insurance coverage remaining under the property insurance policy. Third-party claims and other proceedings. Tort-related legal claims. As of July 29, 2025, HEI and the Utilities have each been named in approximately 835 lawsuits related to the Maui windstorm and wildfires. These civil and putative class action lawsuits are pending in the Maui Circuit Court against HEI, the Utilities, and other defendants, including the County of Maui, the State of Hawaii and related state entities, private landowners and developers, and telecommunications companies (collectively, tort-related legal claims). One putative class action is also pending in federal court. Most of these lawsuits allege that the defendants were responsible for, and/or negligent in failing to prevent or respond to the wildfires that led to the property destruction and loss of life. Other claims include, among other things, personal injury, wrongful death, emotional distress and inverse condemnation. One lawsuit asserting similar theories and claims was filed by the County of Maui against HEI and the Utilities, one lawsuit was filed by Spectrum Oceanic, LLC against HEI and the Utilities and other defendants, and other lawsuits were filed by approximately 160 subrogation insurers against HEI, the Utilities, a private landowner, and telecommunications companies. Additional lawsuits may be filed against the Company and other defendants in the future. The plaintiffs seek to recover damages and other costs, including punitive damages. Defendants have asserted cross-claims against one another for indemnification, contribution, and subrogation. The County of Maui Origin and Cause Report, released on October 2, 2024, attaching the investigative report by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, estimated the total economic damage of approximately $6 billion. That estimate has not been validated by the Company, and it represents a gross number that does not take into account causation or liability and does not attempt to allocate responsibility among the various defendants. As such, the estimate is not intended to provide a reasonably possible loss in excess of the recorded amount under ASC Topic 450-20, “Loss Contingencies” attributable to the Company arising from the Maui windstorm and wildfires. On November 8, 2023, Governor Josh Green announced the One ‘Ohana Initiative (the One ‘Ohana Initiative) as a collective path forward to recovery from the Maui windstorm and wildfires. The One ‘Ohana Initiative is a new humanitarian aid fund of $175 million, with the objective to compensate, in an expedited manner, those who have lost loved ones and those who have suffered severe injuries in the Maui windstorm and wildfires. The One ‘Ohana Initiative provides an alternative to a lengthy and expensive legal process. Beneficiaries who have lost loved ones are anticipated to receive payments of $1.5 million per decedent, and those who suffered severe injuries are expected to share in a specially allocated pool of compensation. In exchange for receiving such a payment, beneficiaries will be required to waive their ability to pursue legal claims for wrongful death and severe injuries, except if they seek compensation through the litigation settlement. Hawaiian Electric fully supports this humanitarian initiative and has contributed $75 million. The Governor announced that other parties, including the State of Hawaii, the County of Maui, and Kamehameha Schools have all agreed to contribute to the fund. Hawaiian Electric’s contribution to the Initiative was less than half of the total, and Hawaiian Electric's insurance carriers funded its share of the contributions to the fund. Hawaiian Electric’s contribution is reflective of its commitment to join with community partners to provide solutions to promote Maui’s recovery. Hawaiian Electric’s commitment to contribute to the One ‘Ohana Initiative is not an admission of guilt or reflection of fault or liability related to the wildfires. Effective November 1, 2024, HEI and Hawaiian Electric entered into two definitive settlement agreements (collectively, the Settlement Agreements) to settle the tort-related legal claims in the litigation arising out of the Maui windstorm and wildfires (expressly excluding securities and derivative actions) on a global basis without any admission of liability. Under the Settlement Agreements, subject to certain conditions (including those described below), HEI and Hawaiian Electric, along with other defendants (the State of Hawaii, the County of Maui, Kamehameha Schools, entities affiliated with the West Maui Land Co., Hawaiian Telcom, and Spectrum/Charter Communications) have agreed to settle the claims of those who filed lawsuits in state and federal courts, or who may have claims but have not yet filed lawsuits, in connection with the Maui windstorm and wildfires. One Settlement Agreement is between the defendants, class counsel, and class plaintiffs (the Class Settlement Agreement), and the other is between the defendants and over 30 lawyers representing thousands of individual plaintiffs who have brought their own lawsuits (the Individual Settlement Agreement) or who have hired attorneys but not yet filed lawsuits. The Settlement Agreements do not resolve claims with insurers who have asserted or could assert subrogation claims in separate lawsuits and such insurers are not parties to the Settlement Agreements, but resolving such claims in the manner set forth in the Settlement Agreements (described below) is a condition that must be satisfied before any payment is due from the defendants. The Class Settlement Agreement remains subject to final court approval. Both Settlement Agreements remain subject to other conditions, including those set out below. Under the Settlement Agreements, HEI and Hawaiian Electric are obligated to contribute a total of $1.99 billion (out of a total defendant contribution of approximately $4.04 billion), which includes $75 million previously contributed for the One ‘Ohana Initiative (a humanitarian aid fund to provide payments outside of litigation to the beneficiaries of those who died, as well as compensation for personal injury damages). The total settlement amount is to be divided between two settlement funds, one for the benefit of individual plaintiffs, and the other for the benefit of the class plaintiffs. HEI and Hawaiian Electric must pay such amounts in four equal annual installments of approximately $479 million, with the first installment expected to be made in early 2026. HEI and Hawaiian Electric have the option to accelerate the payments, in whole or in part, with such accelerated payments to be discounted at a rate of 5.5% per annum. HEI transferred the amount of the first payment, $479 million, into a new subsidiary, GLST1, which is restricted from disbursing such funds except in connection with the initial payment to the settlement funds. Additionally, under the Settlement Agreements, HEI and Hawaiian Electric are obligated to contribute a share to the settlement administration fees only if certain other sources are exhausted when those fees are due, for which, $3.5 million was accrued as of June 30, 2025, based on the best estimate at that time. The Settlement Agreements are intended to resolve all of the tort-related legal claims related to the Maui windstorm and wildfires. The Class Settlement Agreement provides releases by plaintiffs to the defendants, and among defendants, for acts and omissions relating to the Maui windstorm and wildfires. The Individual Settlement Agreement provides that individual plaintiffs who elect to accept the settlement will sign releases. The releases in the Settlement Agreements, including those among defendants (subject to certain conditions), are effective on the initial payment due date. The Settlement Agreements also provide that $500 million of the total settlement payments will be reserved and made available to defendants to defray the cost to resolve any claims brought by plaintiffs who do not release claims as part of the settlements. Defendants have the right to terminate the Settlement Agreements under certain circumstances, including if more than specified thresholds of plaintiffs choose not to participate in the settlement. The Settlement Agreements contain multiple conditions that must be met before any payment from HEI and Hawaiian Electric to the settlement funds are due. Those conditions include, among others, resolving claims of the insurers (either through agreement or a final court order stating that the insurers cannot maintain independent lawsuits against the defendants as noted below) and court approval of the Class Settlement Agreement. The Hawaii legislature passed a bill appropriating money from the state, and Governor Josh Green signed it into law on July 8, 2025, satisfying the condition related to the State’s appropriation of funds. The condition related to court approval of the Individual Settlement Agreement has also been satisfied. The Settlement Agreements do not resolve claims with insurers who have asserted subrogation claims in separate lawsuits, and such insurers are not parties to the Settlement Agreements. However, the Settlement Agreements provide that all subrogation claims by insurers that have been or could be brought against defendants arising out of the Maui windstorm and wildfires must be resolved in order for HEI and Hawaiian Electric’s payment obligation to arise. The Settlement Agreements include a condition to the defendants’ obligations providing that by May 19, 2025, either (a) insurers that have brought claims arising out of the Maui windstorm and wildfires enter into a written agreement that provides for releases of all claims against the defendants, or (b) that there is a final and unappealable court order providing that if the final definitive agreement between the plaintiffs and the defendants becomes effective, then those same insurers’ exclusive remedy for any claims against the defendants would be limited to asserting liens against the settlement amounts obtained by the individual plaintiffs. On February 6, 2025, after briefing was complete, the Supreme Court of Hawaii heard argument on three reserved questions regarding the scope of Hawaii subrogation law concerning the condition described in this paragraph in the manner described in (b) above. On February 10, 2025, the Hawaii Supreme Court issued an order regarding the reserved questions providing that, once the settlement becomes final, the exclusive remedy for insurers seeking to recover amounts paid to settling plaintiffs is to assert liens against their policyholders pursuant to HRS 663-10. On March 17, 2025, the Hawaii Supreme Court issued a written opinion consistent with its February 10, 2025 order. No party has sought to appeal or petition for further review to another court of the March 17, 2025 opinion or the February 10, 2025 order. HEI and Hawaiian Electric determined that making payments under the terms of the Settlement Agreements in four equal annual installments is the most viable option and have classified the first $479 million installment as a current liability based on expected timing of the payment and the remaining $1.44 billion as a noncurrent liability on HEI’s and the Utilities’ Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2025. The Settlement Agreements contain no admission of any liability by HEI or the Utilities and reflect the collective efforts of the State, HEI and the Utilities, and other defendants to seek a comprehensive resolution of the litigation arising out of the Maui windstorm and wildfires. The Utilities have recorded an additional $40 million in “Accounts receivable and unbilled revenues, net” and “Other accounts receivable, net” on HEI’s and the Utilities’ Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, respectively, as of June 30, 2025, based on the amounts expected to be remaining under the applicable insurance policies at the time of settlement payment. As part of the agreement in principle preceding the Settlement Agreements, the parties agreed to vacate all trial dates and stay the litigation, except for (i) litigation activities between the plaintiffs (individual and class) and the subrogation insurers and (ii) actions taken to further settlement. A stay remains in place and no trial dates are set in the Special Proceeding and in the subrogation actions. On March 24, 2025, the plaintiffs in the state court class action filed a motion for preliminary approval of the class settlement. On June 19, 2025, the court granted the Class Plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary approval of the Class Settlement Agreement, and certified a settlement class. Pursuant to the order preliminarily approving the Class Settlement Agreement, objections to the Class Settlement Agreement are due on October 8, 2025. The deadline to opt out of the class is also October 8, 2025. The court has not yet set a date for a hearing to consider final approval of the Class Settlement Agreement. On April 7, 2025, the federal court overseeing a putative class action stayed that class action in light of the pending settlement of the state court class action. On April 8, 2025, the subrogation plaintiffs moved to intervene into the state court class action for the purpose of objecting to preliminary approval of the state court class action. On June 24, 2025, the court denied the motion to intervene. On July 24, 2025, the subrogation plaintiffs filed a notice of appeal from this order. On April 22, 2025, the state court overseeing the settlement with the individual plaintiffs granted the individual plaintiffs’ motion to approve the administrator to oversee the individual plaintiff settlement fund. On May 8, 2025, the individual plaintiffs moved for approval of the individual settlement plan and the Individual Settlement Agreement and release. On June 3, 2025, the court granted the motion. On May 8, 2025, defendants petitioned the state court for a good faith settlement determination for the Individual Settlement Agreement. On June 16, 2025, the court granted the motion. The Company intends to vigorously defend itself in the litigation if a definitive settlement is ultimately not achieved. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in the defense of the litigation or that insurance will be available or adequate to fund any potential settlements, judgments, or costs associated with the litigation. If additional liabilities were to be incurred, the loss could be material to the Company’s results of operations, financial position and cash flows and could result in violations of the financial covenants in the Company’s debt agreements. If any such losses were to be sufficiently high, the Company may not have liquidity or the ability to access liquidity at levels necessary to satisfy such losses. However, any possible loss in excess of the amount recorded cannot reasonably be estimated at this time. Securities class action and shareholder lawsuits. On August 24, 2023, a putative securities class action captioned Bhangal v. Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc., et al., No.: 3:23-cv-04332-JSC (the Securities Action) was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The lawsuit alleges violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Exchange Act) and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder against HEI and certain of its current and former officers (collectively, Defendants), and Section 20(a) of the Exchange Act against certain of HEI’s current and former officers. Plaintiff broadly alleges that Defendants made materially false and misleading statements or omissions regarding HEI’s wildfire prevention and safety protocols and related matters. Plaintiff seeks unspecified monetary damages. On December 7, 2023, the court appointed Daniel Warren as lead plaintiff and Pomerantz LLP as lead plaintiff’s counsel. On March 8, 2024, the lead plaintiff filed an amended complaint. On October 15, 2024, the court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the amended complaint, with leave to amend. On November 12, 2024, the lead plaintiff filed a second amended complaint. On March 18, 2025, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss the second amended complaint. The parties have engaged in mediation efforts that are ongoing. There is no assurance that the Company will be successful in the defense of the litigation or that insurance will be available or adequate to fund any potential settlement or judgment or the litigation costs of the action. The Company does not believe that a loss is probable and any possible loss or range of loss is not reasonably estimable. Two putative shareholder derivative actions were filed in the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaii on September 11, 2023 and on November 6, 2024, including: Rice v. Connors, et al., No. 1CCV-23-0001181 and Hamilton v. Lau, et al., No. 1CCV-24-0001595 (the “Hamilton Action”). On December 6, 2023, the Rice Action was removed to the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii and captioned Rice v. Connors, et al., No. 1:23-cv-00577-JAO-BMK. On March 14, 2024, the United States District Court remanded the case to the Circuit Court of the First Circuit, State of Hawaii. On March 5, 2025, upon stipulation by the parties, the court consolidated the Rice Action and the Hamilton Action under the caption In re Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. and Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. State Court Derivative Litigation, No. 1CCV-23-0001181 (the “Hawaii State Action”). On April 9, 2025, Plaintiffs filed a consolidated complaint. The Hawaii State Action is purportedly brought by shareholders on behalf of nominal defendants HEI and Hawaiian Electric against certain current and former officers and directors of HEI and Hawaiian Electric. Plaintiffs assert Hawaii state law breach of fiduciary duty, abuse of control, corporate waste, unjust enrichment, and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty claims allegedly arising in connection with the Maui windstorm and wildfires that occurred in August 2023 and certain of the Company’s prior public disclosures. Plaintiffs seek, on behalf of HEI and Hawaiian Electric, compensatory and punitive damages, restitution, disgorgement, and equitable relief in the form of changes to corporate governance, policies and culture. HEI has moved to stay the proceeding pending resolution of the tort-related legal claims and the Securities Action. While the Company has obligations to indemnify and/or advance the defendants’ legal fees and costs in connection with this lawsuit, any monetary recovery in the derivative litigation should accrue to the Company. The parties have engaged in mediation efforts that are ongoing. A hearing on the Company’s motion to stay this litigation is scheduled for September 8, 2025. The Company is unable to predict the ultimate outcome and is unable to make a reasonable estimate of the amount or range of loss, if any, that could result from any unfavorable outcome. Three putative shareholder derivative actions were filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California between December 26, 2023 and February 8, 2024, including: Kallaus v. Johns, et al., No. 3:23-cv-06627 (the Kallaus Action), Cole v. Johns, et al., No. 3:24-cv-00598 (the Cole Action), and Tai v. Seu, et al., No. 3:24-cv-01198 (the Tai Action). On March 19, 2024, upon stipulation by the parties, the court consolidated the Kallaus Action, the Cole Action, and the Tai Action under the caption In Re Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc. and Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. Derivative Litigation, No. 3:23-cv-06627 (the Consolidated Derivative Actions). On June 19, 2024, Plaintiffs filed a consolidated amended complaint. The Consolidated Derivative Actions were purportedly brought by shareholders of HEI on behalf of nominal defendants HEI and Hawaiian Electric against certain current and former officers and directors of HEI and Hawaiian Electric. Plaintiffs purported to assert both Hawaii state law and federal securities law claims. Plaintiffs asserted state law breach of fiduciary duty, corporate waste, unjust enrichment, gross mismanagement, and abuse of control claims purportedly arising in connection with the Maui windstorm and wildfires that occurred in August 2023 and certain public disclosures. Plaintiffs also asserted claims under Section 10(b) of the Exchange Act, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and generally alleged that the Company and certain of its current and former officers made materially false and misleading statements or omissions regarding the Company’s wildfire prevention and safety protocols and related matters. Plaintiffs sought, on behalf of HEI and Hawaiian Electric, unspecified monetary and punitive damages, disgorgement, and other relief. HEI moved to stay the Consolidated Derivative Actions pending resolution of the tort-related legal claims and the Securities Action, and also moved to dismiss the consolidated amended complaint for failing to adequately allege that the Board’s refusal of the plaintiffs’ demands was wrongful. Hawaii state court plaintiff Christina Rice (see above) filed a motion to intervene in this action for the limited purpose of seeking dismissal, or alternatively a stay, of this action in favor of the Hawaii state court derivative action she filed. Hawaii federal court plaintiffs George Assad and Robert Faris (see below) also filed a motion to intervene in this action for the limited purpose of seeking dismissal, or alternatively a stay, of this action in favor of a separate Hawaii federal court derivative action they filed. On January 30, 2025, the Court granted the plaintiffs’ request to voluntarily dismiss the case so that they could refile the action in Hawaii. As a result, the Court did not rule on the Company’s pending motion to dismiss or motion to stay. The parties have engaged in mediation efforts that are ongoing. While the Company has certain obligations to indemnify and/or advance the defendants’ legal fees and costs in connection with this lawsuit, any monetary recovery in the Consolidated Derivative Actions should accrue to the Company. The Company is unable to predict the ultimate outcome and is unable to make a reasonable estimate of the amount or range of loss, if any, that could result from any unfavorable outcome. Two putative shareholder derivative actions were filed in the United States District Court for the District of Hawaii between April 8, 2024 and June 8, 2024, including: Assad v. Seu, et al., No. 1:24-cv-00164 (the Assad Action), and Faris v. Seu, et al., No. 1:24-cv-00247 (the Faris Action). On July 3, 2024, upon stipulation by the parties, the court consolidated the Assad Action and Faris Action under the caption In Re Hawaiian Electric Industries, Inc., Stockholder Derivative Litigation, No. 1:24-cv-00164 (the Hawaii Federal Derivative Actions). Both actions are purportedly brought by shareholders on behalf of nominal defendant HEI and against certain current and former officers and directors of HEI and Hawaiian Electric. Plaintiffs purport to assert Hawaii state law claims for breach of fiduciary duty, corporate waste, and unjust enrichment allegedly arising in connection with the Maui windstorm and wildfires that occurred in August 2023 and certain public disclosures. Plaintiffs generally allege that the Company and certain of its current and former officers made materially false and misleading statements or omissions regarding the Company’s wildfire prevention and safety protocols and related matters. Plaintiffs seek, on behalf of HEI, compensatory damages, restitution, disgorgement, injunctive relief, and equitable relief, including in the form of changes to HEI’s corporate governance policies and procedures. On July 30, 2024, upon HEI’s motion, the court stayed the Hawaii Federal Derivative Actions pending resolution of the motion to dismiss the Securities Action and the motions to stay and dismiss the Consolidated Derivative Actions. On March 10, 2025, HEI moved to extend the stay of the Hawaii Federal Action until resolution of HEI’s motion to dismiss the second amended complaint in the Securities Action. On April 30, 2025, the court granted HEI’s motion to extend the stay. The parties have engaged in mediation efforts that are ongoing. While the Company has obligations to indemnify and/or advance the defendants’ legal fees and costs in connection with this lawsuit, any monetary recovery in the derivative litigation should accrue to the Company. The Company is unable to predict the ultimate outcome and is unable to make a reasonable estimate of the amount or range of loss, if any, that could result from any unfavorable outcome. Maui windstorm and wildfires costs. Legal costs in connection with the litigation and loss contingencies are expensed as incurred. The Company has $165 million of excess liability insurance and $25 million of miscellaneous professional liability insurance for third party claims, including claims related to wildfires, with a retention of $0.3 million and $1.0 million, respectively, and $145 million directors and officers liability insurance to cover claims related to the shareholder and derivative lawsuits, with a retention of $1.0 million. As of June 30, 2025, the Company’s and Utilities’ insurance receivable totaled $52 million and $49 million, respectively, under the policies. As of June 30, 2025, HEI and its subsidiaries have approximately $11 million, nil and $120 million of insurance coverage remaining under the excess liability, miscellaneous professional liability and directors and officers liability policies, respectively, after deducting applicable retention amounts, amounts that have been recovered under insurance policies (including the One ‘Ohana Initiative contribution), and amounts expected to be recovered for incurred costs and recognized as a receivable. See table below for the incremental expenses related to the Maui windstorm and wildfires.
|  |  | Three months ended June 30, 2025 |  | Six months ended June 30, 2025
(in thousands) |  |  |  |  | Electric utility |  | HEI Consolidated |  | Electric utility |  | HEI Consolidated
Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal expenses |  |  |  |  | $ | 4,304 |  |  | $ | 5,888 |  |  | $ | 8,153 |  |  | $ | 14,738 |
Other expense |  |  |  |  | 6,452 |  |  | 6,740 |  |  | 13,899 |  |  | 14,823 |
Total Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses |  |  |  |  | 10,756 |  |  | 12,628 |  |  | 22,052 |  |  | 29,561 |
Insurance recoveries 1 |  |  |  |  | 3,620 |  |  | 2,418 |  |  | 556 |  |  | (4,304) |
Deferral treatment approved by the PUC 2 |  |  |  |  | (9,889) |  |  | (9,889) |  |  | (15,572) |  |  | (15,572) |
Total Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses, net of insurance recoveries and approved deferral treatment |  |  |  |  | $ | 4,487 |  |  | $ | 5,157 |  |  | $ | 7,036 |  |  | $ | 9,685 |
| Three months ended June 30, 2024 |  | Six months ended June 30, 2024
(in thousands) | Electric utility |  | HEI Consolidated 3 |  | Electric utility |  | HEI Consolidated 3
Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Legal expenses | $ | 17,613 |  |  | $ | 24,181 |  |  | $ | 28,348 |  |  | $ | 39,125 |
Wildfire tort-related claims | 1,712,000 |  |  | 1,712,000 |  |  | 1,712,000 |  |  | 1,712,000 |
Other expense | 9,262 |  |  | 11,662 |  |  | 23,094 |  |  | 26,945 |
Total Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses | 1,738,875 |  |  | 1,747,843 |  |  | 1,763,442 |  |  | 1,778,070 |
Insurance recoveries | (16,379) |  |  | (18,875) |  |  | (26,348) |  |  | (31,452) |
Deferral treatment approved by the PUC 2 | (7,656) |  |  | (7,656) |  |  | (15,554) |  |  | (15,554) |
Total Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses, net of insurance recoveries and approved deferral treatment | $ | 1,714,840 |  |  | $ | 1,721,312 |  |  | $ | 1,721,540 |  |  | $ | 1,731,064 |
1 Includes adjustments related to costs that are no longer probable of recovery under the insurance policies. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, adjustments amount to $6.6 million, of which, $4.0 million was deferred to a regulatory asset and is reported on line “Deferral treatment approved by the PUC.” 2 Related to the PUC’s order, received on December 27, 2023, approving deferred accounting treatment for the Utilities’ incremental non-labor expenses related to the August 2023 Maui windstorm and wildfires incurred through December 31, 2024. Pursuant to the PUC order received on February 12, 2025, deferral accounting treatment limited to insurance premiums and outside services and legal costs associated with the asset-based lending facility credit agreement incurred in 2025 was granted. Applicable amounts were deferred to a regulatory asset. 3 Excludes expenses related to discontinued operations amounting to $0.5 million and $0.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively. On May 4, 2024, HEI and the Utilities reached an agreement to settle indemnification claims asserted by the State of Hawaii without any admission of fault or responsibility. Under the terms of the agreement, HEI and the Utilities agreed to contribute up to $18.4 million through the end of 2024 related to the costs of the professional advisors engaged by the State of Hawaii to advise on a variety of matters related to the Maui windstorm and wildfires. For the six months ended June 30, 2024, a total of $10.6 million of such costs were accrued and reflected in Maui windstorm and wildfires related expenses-Other expense in the table above.

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