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December

Update #5: Power expected to be restored to 70% of downtown Honolulu customers by tonight

Hawaiian Electric expects to restore power to about 70% of its customers in downtown Honolulu tonight.

Power restoration efforts continue for affected areas on Maui

Hawaiian Electric crews are continuing to respond to scattered outages to restore approximately 1,500 customers in parts of Kula, Pukalani, Haiku, Maui Meadows, Wailuku, and Lahaina. While crews are working as quickly as possible and additional field crews from Oahu have joined restoration efforts to bring customers back online, restoration is taking time and all affected customers are being asked to prepare for a possible extended overnight outage.

Crews respond to storm-related outages on Hawaii Island

Hawaiian Electric crews continue to restore electric service to customers impacted by the storm system that is affecting the state.

Update #3: Repairs progress but most of downtown Honolulu likely to remain without power overnight

Even as repairs progress, much of downtown Honolulu is likely to remain without power tonight, with full restoration taking until Wednesday morning.

8 a.m. update: Power restored to parts of Downtown Honolulu

Hawaiian Electric crews worked throughout the night to restore service to customers in downtown Honolulu and Chinatown and were able to repair one of three transformers damaged by flooding.

Storm leaves Downtown Honolulu without power overnight

Hawaiian Electric crews are working overnight to restore electric service to hundreds of customers in downtown Honolulu and Chinatown, but because of the continued heavy rains power will not be restored until tomorrow morning at the earliest.

Crews respond to storm-related outages on Hawaii Island

Gusty winds and fallen trees damaged sections of the island’s transmission and distribution system, causing power outages mostly in the southern portion of Hawaii Island.

Efforts continue to restore power to Upcountry area by this evening

Hawaiian Electric crews are working to restore electric service to about 5,600 customers in Upcountry Maui and pockets of Kuau, Haiku and Lahaina currently impacted by the storm system that continues to affect the state.

Crews respond to storm-related outages on Hawaii Island

Since Sunday, an estimated 20,000 customers experienced brief to extended power outages caused by gusty winds and fallen trees on the island's transmission and distribution system.

November

Hawaiian Electric issues call for shared solar project proposals for Molokai, Lanai

Hawaiian Electric is beginning the procurement for projects to provide customers on Molokai and Lanai the opportunity to participate in a shared solar program (also known as community-based renewable energy) on their island to further reduce use of imported fossil fuels and cut carbon emissions.