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30 Outages Caused by Metallic Balloons in 2016

Metallic streamers sprayed from a “confetti cannon” onto power lines, caused an outage that affected about 300 customers in the Keʻeaumoku area early today.

Hawaiian Electric Companies Offer New Year’s Safety Tips

Hawaiian Electric Companies has compiled a list of tips relating to fireworks, metallic balloons and drones to help everyone celebrate safely as the holiday season continues.

MECO Hopes to Prevent Havoc from Metallic Balloons

MECO is asking the public to take measures to prevent the balloons from being released, saying power outages can occur when the items become entangled in power lines.