#kahului power

Around 11 a.m. today, approximately 3,800 customers in parts of Waikapu and Wailuku experienced an outage when tree trimmers accidentally dropped a branch on the lines. Around this time, there also was a pocket outage in Wailuku that impacted some County facilities and businesses on High Street, Wells Street, and Main Street. This outage was a suspected underground cable fault.

Hawaiian Electric reports that power was restored to most impacted customers in Kahului by 2:20 p.m., however 35 customers remained offline. Crews continue to investigate the outage, which was first reported at around 12:20 p.m.

Emergency power is back up. Kahului Airport is now resuming operations.

Update: (3:51 p.m. 7.6.19) As of 3:51 p.m., power has been restored to all affected customers. Update: (2:55 p.m. 7.6.19) The Kahului area is experiencing a power outage. Maui police are posted at major intersections where lights are out to direct traffic, including the Kaahumanu/Wakea Avenue intersection. Updates will be provided as more information becomes […]

There is a power outage reported, affecting various parts of the island including Pūlehu, Makawao, and traffic lights in Central Maui.

An early morning traffic accident in Central Maui downed a power pole and knocked out electricity to parts of Kahului on Saturday morning, July 1, 2017.

A bird is to blame for a power outage that affected an estimated 1,300 customers in Kahului on Saturday morning, Feb. 22, 2014.

Genie Lift sparked a fire and a power outage when it came into contact with two electrical lines on Hobron Avenue this afternoon, electric company officials said.