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PHOTO BY GREGG K. KAKESAKO/GKAKESAKO@STARADVERTISER.COM
More than 200 homes were briefly without power this morning when a car hit a hedge and downed an utility pole at 3172 East Manoa Road at 3:10 a.m.
PHOTO BY CRAIG T. KOJIMA/CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Striking union employees picket the King Street entrance to the Hawaiian Electric Co. this morning before word spread among workers that a tentative deal had been reached to end the strike.
PHOTO BY CRAIG T. KOJIMA/CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Striking union workers walk the picket line at the King St. entrance to the Hawaiian Electric Co. this morning before word spread among workers that a tentative agreement had been reached.
PHOTO BY CRAIG T. KOJIMA/CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Striking union workers picket in the rain this morning at the King St. entrance to the Hawaiian Electric Co. Workers said later in the the day that a tentative agreement had been reached.
Hawaiian Electric Co. management and non-union crews have restored power to all customers on Oahu, a utility spokesman said.
Earier today, HECO said about 50 customers remained without power since Friday’s storm and another 20 customers lost power this morning in Manoa when a car knocked down a utility pole on East Manoa Road at about 3 a.m., said HECO spokesman Darren Pai.
The Manoa accident initially left about 200 customers without power.
Negotiations to resolve a strike called during a large power outage Friday went past midnight last night, Pai said. The talks are to resume with a federal mediator today.
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 1260 went out on strike at 3:30 p.m. Friday, while 8,000 homes were without power because of a storm.
Management and non-union crews will be working all this week to restore utility poles and lines along Fort Weaver Road.
Motorists are advised that one lane heading towards Ewa Beach will be blocked from 7:30 a.m. until 8:30 p.m. through Wednesday.
Customers who experience power problem should call HECO’s trouble line at 548-7961.
