HELCO drill holes in poles Why?

[whalesong]

I just got off the phone with HELCO engineering. Tony said, that they are testing the integrity of the poles, but the holes SHOULD BE FILLED and PLUGGED. So, if your poles are still exposed and NOT PLUGGED, you do need to call in and make a report for them to come out to finish the job. Tony said, they must of run out of plugs. My reply, well, a blogger on PunaWeb, just reported on 5th, they were drilling his pole, so, they should have come back, to the poles, they left unplugged first, considering the depth and angle of the hole drilled.
Oh well, glad I called! Just wished companies had the integrity to get the job done right the first time around, and cared about providing good customer service!