#wailea power outage

Cable Fault Knocks Out Power to 1,000 Wailea Customers

About 1,000 customers in the Wailea area experienced a power outage around 1:48 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, due to a cable fault.

UPDATE: Electrical Arc at Maui Electric Substation Sparks 7-Acre Wailea Fire

The seven acre fire started after an electrical arc on a Maui Electric Company transmission line dropped a shower of sparks, igniting the dry grass below it.

Cause of Wailea Outage Attributed to Contamination

“Something came in contact with the line which caused the short resulting in the outage. It is unclear as to what may have contacted the line,” said MECO spokesperson Kauʻi Awai-Dickson.

MECO Identifies Cause of South Maui Power Outage

“We know that this situation was an inconvenience for our customers in South Maui and we sincerely apologize,” said MECO.