Power restored to customers in Hawaii Kai, Waipahu
UPDATE: Wednesday, 7:15 a.m.
Power has been restored to all customers in Hawaii Kai and Waipahu, Hawaiian Electric said this morning in posts on X.
As many as 20,000 customers in Hawaii Kai on Tuesday morning and 2,750 customers in Waipahu this morning had been without power.
HECO said the outages were not Public Safety Power Shutoffs.
Tuesday, 6:30 p.m.
Hawaiian Electric said this afternoon the 490 Hawaii Kai customers without power should prepare for an overnight outage. Crews are working on repairs to underground cables and expect to restore power Wednesday morning.
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4:30 p.m.
As of 4 p.m., Hawaiian Electric said about 490 customers in Hawaii Kai still remained without power, with no change in a six-hour period, as crews continue to complete repairs. The estimated time of restoration, the utility said, is at 8 p.m.
An estimated 1,540 customers in the Nuuanu and Liliha area, meanwhile, had power quickly restored after an outage that occurred at about 10:40 a.m.
Hawaiian Electric said the Hawaii Kai incident and other outages on Oahu today are not Public Safety Power Shutoffs.
10:40 a.m.
As of 10 a.m., power has been restored to additional customers in Hawaii Kai, according to Hawaiian Electric in a post on X. Approximately 490 customers remain without power, down from about 20,000 earlier this morning, as crews continue to safely complete repairs.
Hawaiian Electric said this and other outages on Oahu today are not Public Safety Power Shutoffs.
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Hawaiian Electric has provided several updates regarding power outages and maintenance activities across Oahu today.
As of 9 a.m. power has been restored to the majority of customers in Hawaii Kai, with approximately 5,270 customers remaining without power, the utility said in a post on X. This and other outages on Oahu today are not Public Safety Power Shutoffs, HECO said.
As many as about 20,000 customers in Hawaii Kai were without power at 7:50 a.m. Crews continue to work on repairs.
At around 7:20 a.m. power was restored to all customers in Kaimuki after an earlier outage affecting 1,860 customers.
In Kaneohe, an outage at 7:10 a.m. left 1,720 customers without power. Crews are on-site to address the issue.
Meanwhile, crews will perform maintenance on Halawa Valley Street in Aiea today, causing partial lane closures from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
Additionally, a helicopter will be flying over Waimanalo for maintenance work today, tomorrow, and on August 2, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with no service disruptions planned for residents.
For further updates or to report outages, customers are encouraged to contact Hawaiian Electric or visit their website.
