Underground crews also replaced 300 feet of high-voltage, flood-damaged cable, and continue to make repairs to restore power to remaining customers at several office buildings and condominiums. > Oahu: Service has been restored to about 80% of customers who lost power in downtown Honolulu as of this morning. The following is a rundown of power restoration efforts on the three isles: I know it’s been hard but thank you for hanging in, we really appreciate your patience and understanding.” I want to acknowledge that frustration and assure you that our crews are working as quickly and safely as possible under challenging conditions. “Some people are also frustrated that we haven’t been able to give them a firm estimate on when the lights will come back on. “We know some people haven’t had electricity for several days and we know they’re frustrated,” said Scott Seu, president and CEO of Hawaiian Electric, in a news release. More than 200 repair crew members, technicians and system operators, meanwhile, are working around the clock on the three isles to restore electricity. While most of these customers should see their power restored today, they should plan for the potential of getting through another day without electricity, the utility said. Those customers include about 400 on Oahu, 200 on Maui, and 2,600 on Hawaii island. Hawaiian Electric said an estimated 3,200 customers are still without power statewide due to the impacts of the “Kona low” storm that ravaged the isles Monday and Tuesday. after crews completed repairs, HECO said. Power has been restored to all remaining customers in downtown Honolulu as of around 2:20 a.m. The Haleakala summit area, however, will remain without power for an extended period of time.Īs of 7:30 a.m., Hawaiian Electric said crews completed repairs to a damaged pole in the Peahi to East Maui and Haiku area overnight. On Maui County, crews continue to respond to individual pockets of storm-related outages remaining in the Upcountry and Kanaio area. Some areas still remain inaccessible due to storm debris or fallen trees, repairing delays. today said it restored power to more than 900 customers on Wednesday, and is currently addressing outages in Eden Roc Estates, Leilani Estates, Nanawale, Hawaiian Beaches, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Ainaloa, Kurtistown, Fern Acres, Volcano, Kailua, Kaloko, Holualoa, Captain Cook, Kealia and Wood Valley.īecause most of the outages are isolated and scattered across the island, it is challenging to pinpoint an estimated restoration time for specific areas. In Hawaii County, Hawaiian Electric at 9 a.m. Full restoration is expected by noon on Saturday, except for customers with property damage that would need to be repaired before crews can restore electricity. Most of the outages that have already been identified should be restored today. > Hawaii island: Power to more than 2,200 customers has been restored, while roughly 900 outages remain across the island. The Haleakala summit area, however, will remain without power for an extended period of time. Crews continue to respond to about 35 individual storm-related outages remaining in the Upcountry and Kanaio area today. About 1,900 customers from Peahi to East Maui were without electricity while the repairs were made, but all were restored by 3 a.m. > Maui: Crews have completed emergency repairs to a pole that was damaged during the recent storm. The equipment will need to be fully dried out and repaired before it can be re-energized. This is because of severe damage to the equipment inside the vault that it receives electricity from. > Oahu: One building in downtown Honolulu will likely be without power until Friday. The following is a rundown as of noon today: Hawaiian Electric said crews as of noon today had restored the majority of storm-related outages.Ībout 3,000 customers across Hawaiian Electric’s service territory who experienced an extended outage following the recent storm had their electricity restored by repair crews working nonstop.Īs of noon, about 950 customers remained without power, mainly in the Puna and Kona areas of Hawaii island. Power was restored to most customers in Ainaloa, as well as Captain Cook, Eden Roc Estates, Hawaiian Beaches, most of Hawaiian Paradise Park, Holualoa, Kealia, Nanawale, and Wood Valley.Ĭrews continue working in Hawaiian Acres, Kaloko, the Kulani area, Kurtistown, Leilani Estates, Makalei, Mauna Loa Estates, Mountain View, Ocean View, Orchid Isle, Naalehu, Royal Hawaiian Estates, and the Volcano area. Hawaiian Electric says it has restored service for the majority of Hawaii island customers impacted by the “Kona low” storm system that brought damaging winds and flooding to the state earlier this week.Ĭrews from Hawaii island and Oahu restored service to about 550 customers, while about 350 remained without service as of 3 p.m.
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