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Island-wide power outage hits Kauai

Kauai experienced an island-wide power outage Thursday afternoon after a transformer failed at the Port Allen Generating Station, according to a Kauai Island Utility Cooperative Facebook post.

The outage occurred at about 2:15 p.m. after the transformer failed. Within 90 minutes, “almost all of KIUC’s members were restored,” according to the post.

At 4:30 p.m., KIUC said there were still “scattered outages totaling roughly 200 meters throughout the island.” Restoration efforts are continuing.

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