Back to the cars. I heard on shortwave that the aluminum rims just melted down to blobs of aluminum. I hope the don't throw those burned vehicles into the ocean. There are many fiber optic cables that can get cut.
Actually the fires started in 3 separate areas:
https://mauinow.com/2023/08/10/maui-...aui-wildfires/
So its unlikely it was caused by a downed power line.