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Hawaii Electric Light Co. on Wednesday finished restoring power to the last of its customers left in the dark after the weekend storm.
Power was back on at about 2 p.m. to the remaining 10 customers on Cane Haul Road in Honokaa and in a remote area of Waipio Valley, the utility said.
“We would like to thank the community for their patience and understanding as we worked to safely restore electric service,” said Rhea Lee, Hawaii Electric Light spokesperson. “We realize how frustrating and difficult it is to be without electricity for an extended period of time, and our dedicated employees worked very long hours to assist customers and restore service as quickly as possible.”
HELCO also warned that trees could have been weakened by the storm. Winds can topple weakened trees after a storm has passed, and that could cause new power interruptions, HELCO said.
