What was found
PILOT STARTED AIRCRAFT ON THE RAMP, HE HAD TAXIED APPROX 100 FEET WHEN AND HIS GEN FAIL LIGHT CAME ON AND THAT HE RAN THE CHECK LIST AND THE FAULT DIDN'T CLEAR. AFTER PERFORMING THE CHECKLIST AND TAXIING BACK TO PARKING HE NOTICED A WISP OF SMOKE AND A VERY STRONG SMELL OF ELECTRICAL FIRE. AFTER SHUTDOWN HE OPENED THE COWLING AND THE SMELL GOT WORSE BUT THAT HE COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. BUT ASSUMED IT WAS A GENERATOR FAILURE. IT WAS DETERMINED AT THAT TIME THAT IT WAS A GENERATOR FAILURE. REPLACED THE STARTER AND PERFORMED A GROUND RUN/OPS CHECK WITH NO FURTHER DEFECTS NOTED THEN CLEARED THE WRITE UP. THE CREW THEN CONTINUED ON WITH THEIR SCHEDULE AND RETURNED TO OGG.