As part of its ongoing wildfire safety strategy, Hawaiian Electric completed a successful demonstration on Maui using livestock as another vegetation management option for landowners and communities. The company recently partnered with Surfing Goat Dairy who works with property owners to determine if a site is suitable for the animals to help with vegetation control along with setting up and monitoring the work. Recently15 goats were set up in within a fenced 1-acre area of Upcountry Maui and cleared the vegetation within eight days. The new partnership demonstrates the different vegetation management options available to landowners, stakeholders and community organizations.
