Brief: Hawaiian Electric crews restore power to nearly 180,000 customers
17/08/2026 04:35
BRIEF-Hawaiian Electric crews restore power to nearly 180,000 customers Aug 16 (Reuters) - HAWAIIAN ELECTRIC:
CREWS RESTORE POWER TO NEARLY 180,000 CUSTOMERS AS OF 4 PM, DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS
AS OF 2:30 P.M., ABOUT 191,800 CUSTOMERS ARE WITHOUT POWER
SAYS OAHU CUSTOMERS ASKED TO CONSERVE ELECTRICITY TODAY
SAYS HELP FROM MAINLAND ELECTRIC UTILITIES ANTICIPATED TO ARRIVE TUESDAY
SAYS INITIAL RESTORATION WORK IS FOCUSED ON REPAIRING TRANSMISSION LINES
RELATED: More than 180,000 without power in Hawaii, 100 homes damaged as Lala weakens to tropical storm nL1N44D052
((Reuters.Briefs@thomsonreuters.com))
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