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Hawaiian Electric has completed power restoration to all remaining customers impacted by Tropical Storm Hone, with the exception of those who must repair damage to their property before service can safely be restored. Power has also been restored to all Maui and O‘ahu customers impacted by the storm.

As of 8 a.m. today, about 248 Hawai‘i Island customers remain without power. Crews are continuing to respond to scattered, isolated outages in the following areas:

Two post-impact shelters are now open due to extended power outages across the Big Island in the wake of Hurricane Hone. Hawaiʻi County has opened these shelters under their guidelines and requested that the American Red Cross staff them with the purpose of serving those who have been without power since the storm’s passing over the weekend.

Hawaiian Electric crews continue work to restore power to the remaining customers impacted by Tropical Storm Hone. As of 10:30 a.m., 1,902 remained without power on the Big Island, 92 were without power in Upcountry Maui, and 62 customers were without power on Oʻahu.

Hawaiian Electric crews continue work to restore power to the remaining customers impacted by Tropical Storm Hone.

Crews are responding to storm-related outages on Hawaiʻi Island and the company also continues to coordinate with state and county emergency response officials. With the updated forecast, which includes rainfall and increased humidity, lessening the threat of wildfires, Hawaiian Electric has determined that a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) will no longer be considered as a safety measure at this time. 

Hawaiian Electric Company will host Emergency Preparedness Open Houses in Upcountry and West Maui to discuss their Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) program. A separate event is planned in Central Maui as part of the Maui County Disaster Preparedness Expo.

Update (8:20 a.m. May 10, 2024). Power has been restored to all customers impacted by earlier outages in Kahului and Lahaina.

Hawaiian Electric continues to investigate the cause of an outage early Wednesday morning that knocked out power to an estimated 2,500 customers. The outage was reported at 2:15 a.m. on May 8. “While the exact cause is still being determined, inspections identified an archery arrow caught in a line and trees making contact with a section of powerlines in the area,” a spokesperson said.

Update: (10:20 a.m., May 8, 2024) Hawaiian Electric reports power has been restored to customers on Loha St., parts of Haleakalā Highway and Kualono. Crews have completed most of the line inspection, and are continuing to restore customers in sections. An estimated 2,518 customers were impacted by the outage, which occurred at 2:10 a.m.

An outage in Kīhei, Makawao and Nāpili was due to a load shed of various circuits after two generators tripped offline at the Māʻalaea Power Plant. A subsequent unrelated outage knocked more customers offline in Lahaina, Olowalu and Launiupoko.

Update: (11:50 a.m., Feb. 29, 2024) Power has been restored to a majority of customers affected by an outage in the Mahinahina / Kahana area. The outage was first reported at around 7:40 a.m. By 11:50 a.m., all but 50 customers had power restored. Crews remain on scene where work to complete repairs is underway.

Hawaiian Electric urges customers to prepare for rains and winds impacting Oʻahu, Maui County and Hawaiʻi island on Friday and Saturday.

As of 5 p.m., power has been restored to all customers, according to Hawaiian Electric Company.

Severe weather continues to impact Maui as a cold front makes its way down the island chain. We have reports of a grounded 85-foot vessel in Kihei and power outages at various island intersections. *What does it look like where you are? Share your images with us by sending them to newsdesk@mauinow.com

As of 11:10 p.m. power was restored to the remaining 50 customers in West Maui. To report an outage on Maui, call the Hawaiian Electric Company 24/7 trouble line at 808-871-7777.

Update: 3 p.m. An estimated 2,300 customers in the Mahinahina area of West Maui experienced an outage when a backhoe being used by a private construction company snagged a guy anchor line on a pole.

The Maui Police Department on Monday identified one more victim of the Aug. 8 Lahaina fire: Michael Misaka, 61, of Lahaina.

The Maui Police Department on Wednesday identified two more victims of the Aug. 8 Lahaina fire: Leslie Smith, 80, and Dale Richter, 66, both from Lahaina.

Jeanne Eliason of Lahaina was excited to become a grandmother for the first time, but she died in the Lahaina fire before her daughter gave birth to a baby boy.