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180 Customers Lose Power on Lāna‘i

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About 180 customers in the Mānele area of Lānaʻi experienced a power outage around 7:38 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019.

Maui Electric Communications Specialist Sayble Bissen said the outage happened when a fault occurred at the La Ola Solar Farm.

The majority of customers had power restored within an hour by 8:32 p.m.

A Maui Electric spokesperson said crews are assessing what caused the fault to occur.

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