Emergency crews were kept busy Sunday responding to property damage related to the powerful wind that blew through the isles over the weekend.
Honolulu fire officials reported several down utility lines, trees and blown roofs throughout the day.
In McCully a downed power line near the intersection of Date and Laau streets blocked eastbound traffic around 10:15 a.m.; a palm tree in Hawaii Kai crashed onto Kulanui Road around 11:45 a.m.; and residents in Manoa, Nuuanu, Kalihi and Kaimuki all experienced roof damage.
There were 14 reports of blown roofs by 7 p.m.
Trees and power lines also toppled onto Likelike Highway in Kalihi, Kuliouou Road, Waokanaka Place in Nuuanu and Varsity Circle in Manoa, according to information provided by HFD spokesman Capt. Terry Seelig.
The gusts delayed the opening of the Hawaii Kai Community Carnival until 4 p.m. The carnival had closed early Saturday due to the weather.
The wind also damaged some solar panels on the roof of the Aina Haina Public Library.
More than 1,000 Hawaiian Electric Co. customers lost power Sunday morning, with the largest outages occurring in Manoa and Hawaii Kai, HECO spokeswoman Teri Theuriet said.
Power was restored to about 600 affected homes in Manoa just before 11 a.m., while 400 Hawaii Kai customers had power again by noon, she said.
Crews also worked around the clock over the weekend to respond to minor outages in neighborhoods around the island, all related to strong wind, Theuriet said, noting that an unknown number of customers lost power in Nuuanu, Pauoa and the Punchbowl area Sunday morning.
Theuriet said the company relies on residents to report community outages through its hotlines or on social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter.
The various isle trouble lines are:
» Oahu: 304-1212.
» Maui: 871-9777.
» Molokai and Lanai: 871-8461.
» Hawaii island: 969-6666.
Theuriet said the company uses the hashtag #OahuOutage to communicate with isle customers through social media.
Blustery conditions will continue into Monday with strong and gusty tradewinds and passing showers, the National Weather Service said. Rainfall will be greatest over windward sections, but the strong wind will spread some showers leeward as well.
Trades will gradually weaken during the first half of the week, then remain steady into the weekend, the agency said.
In coastal waters a gale warning was to remain in effect until 6 a.m. Monday, with winds topping 40 mph and seas at 15 to 18 feet. Monday’s forecast was for northeast winds of 29 mph and seas of 14 feet, dropping to 10 feet in the evening.
