#molokai electricity

County Briefs: Moloka‘i Outage Caused by Downed Pole; Lāna‘i Fence Repairs; Maui Tree Planting

A utility pole came down along Kalae Highway and caused a fault on the electrical system, triggering a loss of power generation at the Palaʻau baseyard.

Downed Branches Cause Outage to 1,460 on Molokaʻi

Downed tree branches have been identified as the cause of a power outage that knocked out electricity to an estimated 1,460 customers on the east end of Molokaʻi on Friday, Dec. 19, 2014.

Molokai Experiences Island-Wide Power Outage

The nearly seven hour island-wide outage started at around 11:36 last night, after a pole fire near the island’s power plant.