Vehicle Strikes Pole Knocking out Power to 600 on Maui

Puʻukoliʻi Road, file photo by Wendy Osher.

By Wendy Osher

An estimated 676 electric customers lost power for several hours overnight following a motor vehicle accident that damaged a utility pole in Kāʻanapali.

The incident was reported at 11:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, and the majority of customers had power restored by 3:40 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16, said Maui Electric Company spokesperson Kauʻi Awai-Dickson.

The remaining customers were brought back online at 9:54 a.m., said Awai-Dickson.

Maui police closed a portion of Puʻukoliʻi Road between Pʻuu Hale Place to Honoapiʻilani Highway in Kāʻanapali for several hours while crews from Maui Electric Company conducted repairs.

The road was reopened at 11:30 a.m.