#Onioni Drive
SNAP replacement benefits for Molokaʻi households affected by planned power outages
Hawaiian Electric has announced that planned outages will occur from Oct. 3 through Oct. 8 as crews replace existing copper lines with aluminum conductors along East Kamehameha V Highway between Onioni Drive and Puʻu O Hōkū Ranch. To support households who may experience food spoilage during these outages, DHS received approval from the USDA Food and Nutrition Administration to authorize replacement SNAP benefits.
Hawaiian Electric starts critical grid hardening along East Kamehameha V Highway from Oct. 3 to 8
As part of ongoing efforts to harden the electrical grid and reduce wildfire risk on Molokaʻi, Hawaiian Electric crews will begin its first targeted area of replacing existing copper power lines with new aluminum conductors along East Kamehameha V Highway between Onioni Drive and ʻUalapuʻe from Saturday, Oct. 3 through Thursday, Oct. 8 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. The project includes replacing 8 miles of power lines and upgrading 27 poles.