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4 P.M. UPDATE: All Chinatown customers restored HONOLULU, June 20, 2024 – At approximately 3:45 p.m., Hawaiian Electric crews completed the process of restoring power to about 600 customers in Chinatown who have been out of service since a fire damaged underground power cables Monday night. This completes all the major repairs needed to restore ...
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HONOLULU, June 13, 2024 – Hawaiian Electric crews have completed repairs and restored electric service to customers in the downtown Honolulu area. Power to downtown circuits began coming on at about 7:20 p.m., about nine hours after the outage began for most customers. “We know this was an extremely challenging day for our customers in ...
Read More 8 P.M. UPDATE: Repair crews complete repairs, restore power to downtown Honolulu
HONOLULU, June 13, 2024 – Hawaiian Electric crews continue to make progress on restoring electric service to customers in the downtown Honolulu area who lost power shortly after 10 a.m. Crews anticipate completing repairs and restoring power by early evening. “We apologize for the disruption caused by this outage and we know this is especially ...
Read More 4 P.M. UPDATE: Repair crews making progress, aim to restore power to downtown Honolulu by early evening
HONOLULU, June 13, 2024 – Hawaiian Electric crews today are working to restore electric service to customers in the downtown Honolulu area who lost power shortly after 10 a.m. The incident resulted from a sequence of events that started at approximately 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, when an outage affected the area between Bishop and Mililani streets ...
Read More Repair crews working to restore power to downtown Honolulu by early evening
To keep customers and communities safe, Hawaiian Electric is implementing a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) program as part of our Wildfire Safety Strategy. This type of program has been used in other states to prevent wildfire ignitions from electrical infrastructure. Under the PSPS program, we may proactively shut off power in designated areas if weather forecasts and ...
Read More Hawaiian Electric’s Public Safety Power Shutoff program launches July 1
DEPARTMENT OF HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS Ka ʻOihana ʻĀina Hoʻopulapula Hawaiʻi JOSH GREEN, M.D. GOVERNOR KE KIAʻĀINA KALI WATSON CHAIRPERSON HAWAIIAN HOMES COMMISSION DHHL TO DISTRIBUTE WIFI HOTSPOTS TO PUʻUKAPU PASTORAL LESSEES Hotspots to provides connectivity solution for those experiencing loss of service FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 3, 2024 KAMUELA, HAWAIʻI ISLAND – The Department of ...
Read More DHHL TO DISTRIBUTE WIFI HOTSPOTS TO PUʻUKAPU PASTORAL LESSEE
We’re committed to keeping your community safe. Hawaiian Electric is launching a Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) program starting July 1st. This means they may turn off power in high-risk wildfire areas during extreme weather conditions. While this may create hardships for affected customers, PSPS aims to prevent wildfires caused by downed power lines. Here’s ...
Read More Hawaiian Electric Launches Public Safety Power Shutoff Program to Enhance Wildfire Safety
The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) urges up to 1,500 households and businesses on Hawaiian Home Lands to switch their phone and/or internet service from Sandwich Isles Communications (SIC) to alternative providers to avoid service interruption. Please visit https://dhhl.hawaii.gov/2024/05/24/dhhl-urges-customers-of-sandwich-isles-communications-to-immediately-switch-phone-and-internet-service-providers/ for more information on this.