Biden administration pledges $95 million for Hawaii's electric grid post Maui fire

[August 30, 2023]  (Reuters) - The Biden administration will provide $95 million through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to improve Hawaii's electric grid, the White House said on Wednesday.

A view shows the damages as U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden (not pictured) visit the fire-ravaged town of Lahaina on the island of Maui in Hawaii, U.S., August 21, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

The island of Maui was devastated earlier this month after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century swept through the resort town of Lahaina, leaving 115 people dead and 338 missing.

(Reporting by Urvi Dugar in Bengaluru; Editing by Alison Williams)

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