LĀHAINĀ, Hawaii (KHON2) -- As the Lāhainā community weighs in on how they’d like to see their town rebuilt, many said they want to see utility poles placed underground to help avoid a future wildfire. Get Hawaii's latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You Different types of power poles have already gone up. HECO said they are temporary, but a source said companies are buying parts to rebuild poles above ground. "Due to the amount of life lost here obviously now this place becomes a concern," said Shaun Saribay, Kuhua Camp resident. Assistance available as Lahaina rebuilds Camp added several people died in front of his home, trapped in cars and unable to escape due to downed trees and power poles. "The census from the entire community is they want the powerlines to be put underground and that was the same ask and demand back in 2018 when those fires hit," said Paele Kiakona, Lāhainā resident. He's been part of a working group to create a plan for Lāhainā's energy future but also understands the cost associated with burying lines. One source told KHON2 that burying the utility lines would cost nearly ten times more than replacing them above ground. They added the rock beneath the land poses extreme challenges and chances of finding iwi kupuna throughout the former royal capital are high. "As much as we want it underground, we understand how long that process can take and I don’t think for the sake of that we would want to hold up the rebuild of people coming back to Lāhainā and rebuilding their homes." Governor Green says reignition caused Lahaina wildfire Saribay knows not everyone will agree with how Lāhainā is rebuilt, but he wants to see more evacuation routes with wider roads so history does not repeat itself. In a verbal statement, HECO said the new poles are rated for regulated safety standards and higher wind gusts. The new poles will also meet the immediate needs of customers who are rebuilding until a long-term plan is determined. "The poles being installed are also hardened with a protective fire mesh. This is all part of Hawaiian Electric's ongoing fire safety strategy." Life of the Land looks at energy issues from a technical and financial standpoint. It said most fires in Hawaii are not typically caused by the utility company and burying all the lines on Maui would cost $7 billion. "Transmission lines in just the Lāhainā fire zone would cost $2 billion, and compare that to how much MECO and everybody in the county paid for electricity last year which is $443 million, so it’s nearly 20 times the yearly budget," explained Henry Curtis, Life of the Land Executive Director. Find more Hawaii, Oahu, Maui and Kauai news here As homes are rebuilt in different areas across Lāhainā, he added it would make sense for HECO to start underground work. "We want to make sure this doesn’t happen again so we can’t just forget about what the community wants to be our underground. We should work on that in the near future," Kiakona said.